EXTRA!! EXTRA!! MARC JACOBS NAKED IN HARPER'S BAZAAR!!

Oh Marc Jacobs. That names brings a smile to my face and a tingling sensation in my body. He who went from adorable geek genius to mega hot hottie in a matter of a year is up to it again.


“I don’t have a problem taking my clothes off, as anybody who has picked up a magazine in the past year could tell you...I had no qualms or shame about it but knew fully well that any full-frontal nudity wouldn’t be appropriate for Harper’s Bazaar.” -Marc Jacobs

In the January issue of my fave mag (yes fave...as in beats Vogue) Harper's Bazaar, Jacobs is nude with neon pink, poppy lettering scribbled all over his bodacious bod. But this isn't Jacobs' being full of himself..no no. It's in celebration of his new collection coming out January 9th. This collection is in honor of designer/artist Stephen Sprouse who died in 2004 at the tender age of 50. Jacobs took two iconic Sprouse motifs — the graffiti and the rose — and interpreted them in shades of neon pink, green and orange over the iconic LV Monogram print.

"It's an homage," Jacobs says of the new collection, which features clothing, bags, and other accessories. Sprouse was one of the first high-fashion designers in the '80s to make clothes that were painstakingly constructed, as well as hip and young and cool. Jacobs worked with Sprouse before in 2001 when they created the It bag phenomena- this collection is simply picking up where they left off. The original collection in 2001, was a major hit...the iconic and classic Monogram bag was redesigned..scribbled upon in all sorts of colors. Not only did this excite current LV clients but it brought in new lovers (like myself although I definitely could not afford it at the tender age of 15)... Sprouse with Jacobs

"It's about taking something that's very iconic and revered and defacing it and creating something new, somewhat rebellious, and kind of punk," Jacobs explains.


This whole collection kind of kicks off the tribut to Stephen Sprouse in 2009. A retrospective called “Rock on Mars” at Deitch Projects’ 18 Wooster Street gallery will run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 28, and “The Stephen Sprouse Book,” by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha is scheduled to come out on Feb. 1. Vuitton will pay further tribute with a special Web site called welovesprouse.com. This site goes live Dec. 15 and will eature a mix of interviews with people who knew Sprouse (Debbie Harry, Candy Pratts Price and Patricia Field to name a few). In the clips, they talk about their relationship with Sprouse and the influence he had in the art and fashion world. There's also a feature called “Scrawl the Wall,” where visitors can post comments, and a special section on Sprouse’s New York, highlighting some of the artist’s favorite haunts in the city (WWD).



But as with all things designed by Marc Jacobs, don't think that babysitting money will get you anything. Well, maybe a keychain. But Jacobs fears nothing, "Retail therapy...It seems to work. It's not the longest-lasting therapy in the world, but it does its job. I'm not pretending to cure the nation's economy, but we do what we do, and if people enjoy it, even better."


Well said.



Photos credit: Harper's Bazaar
Source of Info: WWD & Harper's Bazaar