Harper’s Bazaar has a long tradition of incorporating characters from pop culture into their fashion spreads — the Simpsons, the Smurfs, and Sesame Street‘s Bert and Ernie, to name a few — and their latest issue brings one of their most memorable collaborations yet. Japanese artist Takashi Murakami lent the cast of his new film, Jellyfish Eyes, to an L.A.-based editorial with model Angela Lindvall, shot by Jason Schmidt. The “monsters,” whose voluminous eyelashes would make even a Furby jealous, enjoy a leisurely afternoon of dog-walking, In-N-Out, and ice cream. Lindvall even helps one creature hold his cone so he won’t dribble on his furry paw.
The shoot was conceived by executive editor (and newly minted Upper East Sider) Laura Brown, who asked Murakami if he’d do a collaboration with Marc Jacobs, as he did with Louis Vuitton in 2008. The answer was a resounding — and very humble — yes! “A single lifetime is not enough to express the gratitude I have to him for making it into a collaboration with such impact,” says the artist. “If Marc were to ever call on me again, I would rally to the task in an instant.” WELL. Furry creature–shaped MJ handbags for 2014, then?