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Jeff Koons Bunny Necklace by Ami Kealoha
Known for the shiny hearts and other glittery baubles that have adorned such celebrity necks as Paris and Avril's, Steve Shein's bunny necklace bests standard pop-bling with a reference to the godfather of the genre himself, Jeff Koons. The famed inflatable bunny sculpture that Koons originally crafted from stainless steel is re-imagined here in laser-cut mirror-backed acrylic and comes on a 16" silver chain.
While Stella McCartney also made Koons' rabbit a motif in her recent spring collection, these charms are a mere $45 and available from the Whitney—and, for those who favor the darker side of pop, there's the Damien Hirst-referencing skull.
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