KAWS (b 1974) is a pseudonym for American Brian Connellly, who is an artist and designer. KAWS used to work for Disney and in 1999 he created his first vinyl toy “Companion”. This was a collaboration with Bounty Hunter, a toy and streetwear brand and the edition of 500 sold out almost immediately. KAWS characters are clearly influenced by his work in Disney because many characters wear white gloves and have a round belly just like Mickey Mouse, yet they have distinctive x marks instead of the eyes as a signature style of KAWS. In the years KAWS has created his signature characters Chum, Bendy and Blitz who are sought after by the collectors. For example when The Modern Museum of Art (MoMA) in New York started selling KAWS vinyl toys, the museum website crashed multiple times because of the high demand. KAWS has also made renditions of popular characters such as Snoopy, Tweety and Pinocchio. “Christy Turlington, Tokion poster” was published in Tokion magazine and it is a rare limited edition poster. It is described as KAWS early disruptive ad style. Christy Turlington (b 1969) is an American supermodel, who was at the height of her fame in the 1990s and in the current poster the KAWS character has her in his grip.