Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it

Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed … Read more

Marc Jacobs Samples of spring/summer 2012 collection stolen

The Marc Jacobs PR team cancelled its press day in London due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris. The 7ft size-six proportions samples from next season that probably haven’t gone into distribution yet disappeared. The fashion pieces will end up in a bin bag, because he/she sure isn’t … Read more

‘Lolita’ perfume ad for Marc Jacobs banned for ‘sexualising children’

Marc Jacobs’ Lolita fragrance advertisement featuring teen actress Dakota Fanning has been banned on the basis it appeared to ‘sexualise a child’. The actress is 17, but she looked younger in the magazine ad for ‘Oh Lola!’, where she was sitting on the floor with the perfume bottle between her thighs. The scent is the … Read more