Fashion designer Heron Preston has collaborated with renowned contemporary artist Kenny Scharf for a collection of artist-edition product. Heron Preston has been big on the collaborations this year, recently launching one in September with famed denim brand Levi’s.

“I went to Kenny’s studio in Los Angeles. I really wanted to look for a painting that I felt would be fitting for the collection,” said Preston. “The work on paper is called Meanie from 1998. We also commissioned Kenny to do another painting specifically for the collection which is my iconic Heron bird that I do every year. This is the first time that I'm having an artist reinterpret the bird, a graphic I launched in season one. Kenny Scharf is a global legend who made his name in the East Village of New York City running around with Basquiat, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol. I’ve been living in New York since 2004 and he is part of the city: the first time I experienced his work was on the street not a museum. There’s an anti-elitist vision that speaks to me and what we do.”

“Meanie is part of my vocabulary and can represent many things,” said Scharf. “Sometimes it is what you think: it is just Meanie. But these angry, scary faces are used to ward away evil and scare away the bad. Like in ancient civilizations, tiki heads and totem poles were for protection. Everything I do is up for interpretation and I often learn from what viewers say.”