The fashion world's most diminutive twins have teamed up with the world's richest living artist to produce a range of bags with suitably eye-watering price tag - but it's all in the name of charity.
Black patent leather Nile crocodile backpacks by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's luxury label The Row - which fetch a cool $39,000 (around £25,000) in their original state - have been given the Damien Hirst treatment and peppered with the artist's signature multicoloured and gold spots, and all manner of prescription pills.
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Twelve bags have been created for Los Angeles-based concept e-tailer Just One Eye , which prides itself on facilitating one-of-a-kind collaborations.
"We are longtime admirers of both Damien and The Row's work," explains Just One Eye co-founder Paola Russo, "Our main focus here is to nurture work between artists working in different mediums. We couldn't have dreamed of a better way to debut this series of partnerships."
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Bristol-born Hirst won the Turner Prize in 1995 and is keeping stylish company with child actresses-turned-fashion designers the Olsens, who beat Marc Jacobs to the Designer of the Year Award at this year's Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards.
Oh, but almost forgot to divulge the price of this unique collaboration; each backpack is fetching $55,000 - leaving you little change from £35,000 - but some might say that's not bad for a piece of Hirst fash-work…
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Powerful trio: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; right, Damein Hirst. Photos: REX
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