The recently fired chief operating officer of fashion label Marc Jacobs International has sued his boss for, among other things, making employees look at gay porn and perform pole dances. If true, these allegations could rock the staid, buttoned-down world of fashion.
Want to break into the competitive world of fashion, be relocated to New York, and get health insurance, a good salary, and a generous clothing allowance? All you have to do is impress Marc Jacobs on Twitter and you can be his professional Twitter slave.
The New York Attorney General today will announce that he is running for governor with Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy at his side. There will be some sniffing around for past scandals, but who cares about lieutenant governors anyway? [NYDN, pic]
Page Six reports this morning that fashion designer Marc Jacobs and his Brazilian boyfriend (husband?) Lorenzo Martone have broken up. But another report from the Boston Herald contradicts the story. What's going on here?
The power gays are always trying to whitewash the gay world to convince mainstream culture we're "normal." What they really need is a poster boy like Marc Jacobs. He is attractive, successful, talented, and gayer than a lube-stained bathhouse.
Marc Jacobs hasn't joined Twitter yet. But Robert Duffy, his longtime business partner, has. And in so doing he appears to have discovered that Jacobs has something of a fan base. Imagine that!
It's a big day for Jewish fashion designers from the outer boroughs, clearly: Brooklyn native Isaac Mizrahi turns 48 today; meanwhile, the Bronx's very own Ralph Lauren is turning 70. Others celebrating today: Usher is turning 31. Yankees manager Joe Girardi turns 45. Actor Roger Moore is 82. Marc Jacobs' longtime…
• Mayor Bloomberg has pronounced it "Sparkle Week" in NYC as part of an effort to give a boost to the jewelry industry. They sure could use the help: Retailers in the Diamond District report that sales have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year. [NYM, Crain's]
• Jil Sander's new Madison Avenue store has…
It's a special day for two important men in the fashion biz: Ralph Lauren is 69 and Isaac Mizrahi is 47. Also celebrating today: Yankees manager Joe Girardi is 44. Marc Jacobs' longtime business partner Robert Duffy is turning 54. Feminist writer Katha Pollitt is 59. Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines turns 34. Usher…
The longtime business partner of Marc Jacobs, it's Duffy who keeps the business afloat as Jacobs dies his hair various colors, cavorts with young men, and—yes—designs clothes.
