As the new MoonSwatch watch hits stores, licensing operations behind IP from Popeye to Miss Piggy are no longer dealing in bargain-basement merch—Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Fendi, Audemars Piguet and more are tapping into high-end comic connections.
Consider, for instance, the independent watchmaker Kross Studio, which announced itself to the world with a complex tourbillon model themed aroundof all thingsSpace Jam, the 1996 pairing of Bugs Bunn… [+2752 chars]