By Foster Kamer 5/15 6:30pm

FASHION FIGHT

Kidult x Marc Jacobs Shirt

Marc Jacobs vs. The Graffiti Artist, Round 4: Revenge by $10 T-Shirt

Could this become any more wonderful and/or absurd? Apparently, yes.

Last week, French street artist Kidult took a fire extinguisher full of pink paint, and unleashed it on Marc Jacobs’ SoHo boutique last week, painting the word “ART” over the store. Marc Jacobs had some fun with it on social media, and then, commodtized the ostensible political message by turning a photo of his painted store—which is vandalism or art, depending on how you see it—into a $700 T-Shirt, with the caption “Art by Art Jacobs.” Kidult, the artist, was pissed, and made it known. Read More

By Foster Kamer 5/14 3:17pm

FASHION FIGHT

Manniquin Joy Post

Marc Jacobs vs. The Street Artist, Round 3: The Mannequins Get Involved

On the night of the Met Ball, the Marc Jacobs boutique in SoHo was vandalized by a French street artist named Kidult, just like Supreme, Louis Vuitton, and Hermes had done to them. The next morning, Marc Jacobs made light of it by turning it into a canny social media (and thus: marketing) joke. After that, Marc Jacobs and Company decided to turn it into a $689 T-Shirt, and moreover, turn an indictment of capitalism into an indictment of street art.

Needless to say, Kidult is pissed. Read More

By Drew Grant 4/24 11:35am

Fashion

The hottest thing in fashion!

The New York Times Declares Handgun-Concealing Apparel Totally Fetch

It seems in poor taste to run a fashion item about designers who cater to gun-concealing chinos and jackets while the Trayvon Martin case is still on the forefront of everyone’s minds, but you know what they say: Fashion trends (and bullets) stops for no man. Just like the skirt stories before them, a new ridiculous piece in The New York Times claims “Fashion Statement in Clear,” only to add  “…the Gun Isn’t.” Read More

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay 3/29 10:05am

Fond Farewells

The designer with Glenda Bailey.

Stefano Pilati Has ‘A Great State of Mind’ Despite Departure from Yves Saint Laurent

“You can find greatness everywhere. You just have to look for it,” said Harper’s Bazaar editrix, Glenda Bailey, quoting former Yves Saint Laurent creative director Stefano Pilati in a brief, prepared introduction. Ms. Bailey had been charged with welcoming the recently departed YSL designer to the stage as a part of French Institute Alliance Française’s Fashion Talks program. (Other fashion stalwarts this year include former president and executive creative direct of Coach, Reed Krakoff and designer Dries van Noten.)

With considerable buzz about Mr. Pilati’s exit after ten years at Yves Saint Laurent—one which had been the subject of many rumors—it was inevitable that the elephant in the room would be addressed. A throng of eager YSL devotees crowded Florence Gould Hall to witness Pamela Golbin, chief curator of Paris’ Musée de la Mode et du Textile, in conversation with Mr. Pilati. Read More

By Erica Martin 3/24 3:00pm

Party Report

Janet Mock.

Gems at David Yurman to Kick Off the GLAAD Awards

David Yurman’s Madison Avenue townhouse, which displayed his newest collection for ogling in honor of the GLAAD Media Awards, is beige. Waiter, models, or waiter-models in black swooped around the glass jewelry displays brandishing tuna tartar on tiny bites of toast, and GLAAD co-chairs welcomed participants as they filed inside, heading straight for the champagne at the far wall. Read More