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There's not much that gets our sartorial blood pumping like a fresh batch of anarchistic t-shirts. And frankly, it's been a while since we'd found a fresh supply. The company is called Monsieur T. (not to be confused with Mr. T) , and this small Portland-based t-shirt company has just released a lineup of original dark and 80s culture-savvy designs for the fall/winter season. Wait, do t-shirts really go through seasonal styles?

Whatever, that doesn't really matter -- these are some of the coolest/creepiest tees we've seen since that shark eating a cat design that Pineapple Express stole from WOWCH. We especially like their take on the Care Bears, it's kind of disturbing and adolescent, yet haven't you always wanted to see a Care Bear give in to dark side?

The company is basically the brainchild of French-born skater/t-shirt enthusiast Quentin T. For his fall collection, Quentin teamed up with legendary skateboard photographer Jon Humphries. We're guessing that he was the inspiration behind the skateboard photo tees.

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Don't get us wrong -- like Cher in Clueless, one of our main thrills in life is a makeover. However, when a makeover makes something we grew up loving into something totally unrecognizable, we have a problem, and that's exactly what's happening to Strawberry Shortcake (and a whole slew of other iconic 80's cartoon characters). Seriously -- check out her new look after the jump:

See what we mean?


American Greetings, which owns Strawberry Shortcake, decided to update her image to appeal to modern kids -- we don't have a problem with that (although, the high-waisted shorts she's got going on are not the way to appeal to fashionable kids today, American Greetings. Just so you know.). However, we do take issue with the fact that they changed her entire look. She has real hair, not yarn, and she's pretty instead of quirky and cute. When we played with our Strawberry Shortcake dolls as kids, we were taken away to a land of make believe -- now she looks like she belongs at the mall with her friends, the Bratz dolls.

Strawberry Shortcake will be getting a new toy line, computer-animated movie and TV series starting next year. She'll spend less time playing with her cat, Custard, and more time on a cell phone. And, you might be surprised as to who's hanging out in Strawberryland -- any characters who aren't "fruit-forward" (meaning their names make you think more of dessert than fruit) are going to be downplayed. Check out the gallery to see some of the makeovers Strawberry Shortcakes friends have received.

Other cartoons getting a facelift are the Care Bears (less chubby tummy, longer eyelashes), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even Scooby-Doo.