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Fantastic Plastic by Parker Hutchinson
After completely selling out of their Visionaire has once again teamed up with toy specialists Kid Robot to produce ten new designer playthings: MORE TOYS. The publication's 45th issue is published in two editions, yellow and blue, each containing five plastic toys sprung from the minds at today's top fashion houses. The yellow edition features designs by Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garçons, Christian Lacroix for Emilio Pucci, and Maison Martin Margiela, while the blue edition has John Galliano, Helmut Lang, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, and Giorgio Armani. Each issue has a limited run of 2500 and can be purchased from Visionaire for $175.
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