Friday, June 3, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld's Strong Thoughts on Biograpghers
“Today nobody’s really found the real story… I don’t have too much consideration for the poor people who try to write that book…it’s interesting that people in fact are lazy. If they worked hard they would find interesting things. Nobody finds it! So I’m in a position to say ‘Fuck you, you’re all lazy pigs.’ And I certainly won’t help them!”
Is Marc Jacobs no longer relevant?!
Robert Duffy, president of Marc Jacobs, must be in panic mode today!
I have not gotten around to reading the full NY Times article, but it seems a good gist of it is that Marc Jacobs is no longer, cool, relevant, or fashion forward:
I have not gotten around to reading the full NY Times article, but it seems a good gist of it is that Marc Jacobs is no longer, cool, relevant, or fashion forward:
“He’s not as cool as he used to be,” said Tracy L. Cox, a designer and Hollywood stylist whose high-profile client list includes Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Seinfeld. “Most of my friends who are fashion forward, that’s not one of the brands they look to.”
StyleCaster & Fashionista have rounded up all the blunt quotes for you see some after the jump.
I think from a branding perspective; Jacobs over exposed him self, over the past few years. Too much of anything is no good, and he sure went overboard, in my opinion. For me the turning point was the Industrie magazine cover he did last year. I remember rolling my eyes at it. But we'll see how the company spins this. I still think there is a lot of life left in the designer, they just need to be smart in repositioning him.
Perception goes a long way.
Who I think has been done for quite a long time now is Lagerfeld; but somehow he's fooling everyone. He plays the perception game very well.
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