Showing posts with label marc jacobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marc jacobs. Show all posts

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Vivienne Westwood is spread eagle, naked on a couch.

To read that, and the rest of my June art column in 10 Magazine, click here.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Watch what you wear

A nearly naked Victoria Beckham isn't exactly a sight for sore eyes. But that didn't stop locals from taking offense when Raffi Nernekian wore a t-shirt that pictures the celebrity in nothing but a pair of pumps to a Dubai bakery.

Though the Marc Jacobs charity tee (above) reveals nothing racier than skin covering skin, a man confronted Nernekian about the tee, apparently upset with its graphic, sexualized nature. Nernekian, a Lebanese native, reportedly left the bakery to change out of the offending shirt, but upon return police were waiting.

The 28-year-old, who works as a commercial eastern ambassador for Marc Jacobs and other luxury brands, was charged with offending public decency. He has been tossed in the slammer for a month and will be deported upon release.

If an incriminating tee is cause enough for jail time in Dubai, I'll avoid a visit--last time I wore the Posh grey tee I didn't even bother pulling on pants.

Good luck, Raffi.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

You Can Do No Wrong.

Marc Jacobs hates being in the public eye. He rarely grants interviews, and when he does agree to talk to reporters, he seems awkward. Awkward, yet likeable. By perfecting a standoffish attitude he's managed to avoid scandal, but this weekend he made it into the gossip pages:

Page Six reports:

MARC Jacobs is a newlywed. The designer and his hot Brazilian love, Lorenzo Martone, were married in a civil solidarity pact Sunday in France. "He's totally excited," said an insider. "He said he's head-over-heels in love with Lorenzo. His life is coming together now." Civil solidarity pacts were instituted in France in 1999, but they are not legally binding. Jacobs isn't taking his honeymoon yet - he's busy with his show for New York Fashion Week in September.

Reps from Louis Vuitton deny the story. But a wedding might be in order; approval ratings for Martone are high. Linkedin claims Lorenzo is an ad exec for Chandelier Creative New York, a company creates marketing for every brand from Old Navy to the W Hotel. I think most people are just excited Jacobs is no longer dating Jason Preston, the hipster who tattooed the MJ logo on his arm.

If they do tie the knot, I hope they wear matching bow-ties again.