Karl Gets Cuddly With A Steiff Bear In His Likeness

Karl Lagerfeld has been all over the fashion world more than usual lately, whether it's his Gun heeled shoes, his own action figure doll, or images of him holding his latest fishing rod for Chanel. Either way, he's inspiring lots of fun goodies and this Steiff bear is the latest.


Above: Karl Lagerfeld Action Figure (sold out everywhere)

This limited edition Steiff teddy bear in the likeness of designer Karl Lagerfeld is dressed in signature jeans from the KL collection, sunglasses (just like his namesake) and a black tie with a Swarovski crystal in it. He comes poised on black plexiglass podium and in a pristine white gift box.




Scribble of the bear, drawn and signed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Limited-edition Karl Lagerfeld Steiff bear includes:14.5"H bear with jointed limbs, constructed of the finest alpaca wool. A miniature outfit designed in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld, including black denim jeans, flannel jacket, white shirt, Swarovski® crystal-studded silken tie, leather belt with Swarovski® crystal-studded KL buckle, and tailor-made leather boots. Miniature sunglasses in the style Karl Lagerfeld himself wears. Special black-and-white gift box with KL and Steiff logos. Scribble of the bear, drawn and signed by Karl Lagerfeld.









Limited to 2,500 made and sold worldwide. Cost is $1,500.00 USD
Available at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Steiff, Colette.


If luxe teddy bears is your thing, Steiff makes many of them, including the world's most expensive teddy bear, a 125 Carat bear with gold, diamond and sapphire button eyes.

Ron English Adds a Little Classic Rock to Some Classic Paintings

Pop Culture artist Ron English has long incorporated pop culture icons into paintings from well-known artists like Picasso, Manet and Warhol.

His "Secret History of KISS" continues the tradition by applying the famous face make up worn by Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss of the rock band KISS onto the faces of maidens and Madonnas in the well-known paintings of the Old Masters.


above: The Rock Band Kiss in full face make-up

These were exhibited as “The Secret History of Kiss” at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco:

Apples and Oranges:

Bountiful Gene:

Frehley With fruit:

Here Comes The Son:

Kiss Consultation:

King Gene:

Kiss Well:

Kissed By An Angel:

Lady In Waiting:

Peter and Paul:

The Great Paint Baptism:

Kiss The Bride:

Kiss The Bride (detail):



These lesser seen images, below, were on exhibit in 2007 at Basel Miami Beach, courtesy the Shooting Gallery:

Kiss Ace Lamb:

Kiss Monkey On My Back:

Miracle of The Milk Kiss:

The Kissening:


The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco

Ron English

Barbie Goes Psychedelic for 2009: The Mod Squad Collection

For the real collector, there are several lines of Barbie dolls... everything from artist and designer series to DC Comics, Dolls of the world and dolls ranked by 'label' (platinum, gold, etc.). I don't want to bog you down with the details (of which there are many) but instead want to share with you some of the Barbie Dolls you probably had no idea were ever created (unless you have tween girls at home or are a collector yourself). Barbie certainly ain't what she used to be...



The Pivotal Mod Squad collection of Pop Life dolls for 2009 is fun, modern and frankly, fabulous. This new set of Pivotal dolls... the follow up to last year's Jazz Baby dolls brings the new POP Life! dolls.

Retro fashion dolls wear mod shapes in shift dresses and elephant bells, mixed with black-and-white graphics and a burst of color and texture! Celebrate the Mod Era with three fully-posable, Pivotal™ body dolls from the Barbie® Fashion Model Collection.

Based on the Pivotal body, each doll comes dressed in Mod prints and features nostalgic face sculpting. Barbie and Christie share the TNT face sculpt, while Kelly is a Steffie face sculpt.

Mod Barbie:




Mod Christie:



Mod Kelly:




Price approx. $54.95 each. Release date is TBA, but the mod dolls, each sold separately, can be pre-ordered here. Or here.

Other "hip" Barbies worth noting:

2008 Hard Rock Barbie


Buy it here.

Hard Rock Runway Barbie:

Buy it here

And of course, the fabulous "The Birds" Barbie commemorating Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie:


buy it here
If you like dolls, I have some other really cool posts for you:


be sure to see the fabulous hand-painted dolls in the likeness of famous actresses by Noel Cruz here


And the amazing handmade russian dolls by Mooqla here.



And see where to buy lots of cool Pop Culture dolls from the President Elect Doll: Barack Obama, The Big Lebowski to Resevoir Dogs Dolls here