Watch: Man in Drag Vacuums Bed For Marc Jacobs Resort Preview

As everyone knows, the best way to showcase a new collection is by employing a burly dude to vacuum your bed while sporting some of the season’s girliest duds and drinking a beer. Or that’s the route Marc Jacobs went with for his Resort 2012 preview, anyhow.

The collection will hit stores in the next few months, and to get everyone excited Marc Jacobs posted this on their YouTube channel saying, “It’s time to tidy up for the Marc Jacobs Resort Collection that arrives this winter!”

We’re not sure what this makes us want to do more: buy the gorgeous green Marc Jacobs frock, or flop into a just-vacuumed bed but either way it certainly brightened up our Monday afternoon!

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Marc by Marc Jacobs SS12: The Calm Before the Dior Storm, with Dior Predictions by Olivier Zahm

Marc by Marc Jacobs’ SS12 show felt especially poignant yesterday. As the crowd built up inside the Lexington Armory, whispers about Dior could be heard in every section and every row. The minimal set of a plain white runway and backdrop were especially stark compared to Marc’s famously elaborate sets and antics. From 7:30 to 8pm all guests were ushered in and seated, without any ruckus occurring when Elle Fanning, Carine Roitfeld, and Robert Duffy took their seats in the front row. It was as though everyone knew that come this time next season, Marc Jacobs would be married to his deadlines at Dior, and thus less likely to be as attached design-wise and presentation-wise to MxMJ’s flounced peplums and plastic visors.

But let’s get to the clothes. They too had taken a breather. In a season of designers vying to make the craziest print, Marc by Marc Jacobs presented an almost entirely solid-colored collection. (Save for a handful of red, white, and blue stripes and an abstract pink floral on black silk.) The tone of the collection was minimal, sporty, and athletic with bright anoraks, saturated hues, and a loose fit to most garments. Lest all the novelty be lost, multi-colored sneakers, plastic visors, and a tee reading “MJ NY12? made sure that the audience knew we were at a Marc by Marc Jacobs fashion show, not a posh, minimalist swim club. Speaking of swim, the swimwear on display (three red and navy one-pieces) struck the perfect balance between sassy and classy. Same goes for the majority of the dresses, which came in boxy cuts or with a sweet little peplum that will be a hit with MxMJ’s shoppers of all ages.

Even with the few notes of quirk, everything about the presentation was decidedly less. Less accessories, less makeup, less fuss. In one sense it was refreshing to go to a Marc Jacobs show and find everyone behaving like adults, looking at adult clothes, but on the other hand, Marc by Marc Jacobs isn’t a brand about maturity or minimalism, it’s about fun. When the show ended Marc took a two second bow, after which the crowd bolted outside so quickly you’d think Tommy Ton was doing a free photoshoot on the sidewalk. Elle Fanning and Robert Duffy disappeared backstage, a place where Marc was apparently too busy to receive Anna dello Russo and Carine Roitfeld, who exited the armory just behind me, wondering about what was keeping Marc occupied. The only celebrity anyone flocked to was Terry Richardson, who obliged all parties looking for a “thumbs-up” photo. (Myself included!) Lucky for us a lingering Terry meant a lingering “O.Z.” as Terry called him, Olivier Zahm.

I followed Olivier outside where he was giving an extensive interview to another reporter, and Terry was trying to get away from the hoards of 20-somethings looking for a photo. Olivier dished that he knew for a fact that Marc was going to Dior. He seemed surprised that we didn’t know for sure. After finishing with reporter #1, I had a chance to chat with Olivier for a moment before Terry called out for him and they were off into the night.

Fashionista: So how do you think Marc will do at Dior?
Olivier Zahm: I think he will do good, because he has a real sense of fashion and he knows fashion history. He will refresh the vision of Dior. And it’s not easy because Dior is not an easy brand. John Galliano did a great job because he was extravagant and totally multicultural, but I think Marc will give a more contemporary vision of the brand.

Tell me, what did you think of today’s collection? Do you think it was Dior-worthy?
I loved it! I loved it because it was fresh, energetic, and very visual. And I love the fluoro orange and pink. It was so simple and so, like, sporty and quite well cut and simple. This simplicity is refreshing. I had a good impression of something joyful too.

Random question: What’s your favorite thing to do while you’re in New York?
Dancing.

With Terry?
With Terry, sometimes.

So there you have it, Marc Jacobs modernity is the new road for Dior.

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Rumor Mill: Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning and Sofia Coppola Are the Only Celebs Attending Marc Jacobs This Season

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Only three celebrities will have the honor of gracing Marc Jacobs‘ exclusive front row this NYFW, we hear from two separate sources: Sofia Coppola, Elle Fanning and her sister Dakota.

For the past few seasons, Marc has been especially selective in deciding which celebrities, if any, receive invites to his runway shows. He told Style.com last February: “I’m not into the celebrity thing like we used to. That’s boring . . . We’re not going to have celebrities. We used to have all the celebrities and people there, and I think that at that moment in time, that’s what people loved. It generated so much press and at a certain point it was like, ‘Did anybody actually watch the show?’”

Of course, the presence of Leighton Meester, Vanessa Hudgens, Whoopi Goldberg and Martha Stewart at last season’s show seemed like a departure from that, but only one or two celebrities attended the seasons preceding that one, up until Spring 2009, to which every celebrity you can think of–from Jay-Z to J.Lo to Wynona Ryder–showed up.

If this rumor is true, we like this season’s tightly-edited guest list. Sofia has been a friend and supporter of Marc since the very beginning, while Elle, star of the Marc by Marc fall campaign (and Sofia’s film Somewhere) represents a younger market and, perhaps, the future of Marc Jacobs. Dakota, of course is the face of the Oh Lola fragrance and also starred in one of Marc’s most memorable ad campaigns and it would be kind of awkward to invite Elle and not Dakota.

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Speaking of which, we heard Dakota wasn’t originally going to go because it’s her first week of school, but they’re now thinking she can probably swing it since the show was postponed to Thursday due to hurricane delays. Thanks, Irene!

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Report: Marc Jacobs to Dior, Phoebe Philo to Louis Vuitton

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After months of speculation and rumors about who would replace John Galliano at Dior, the latest report from WWD has Marc Jacobs in talks to take over at the storied French house.

The news flies in the face of the most recent Dior rumors, which suggested that LVMH chair Bernard Arnault would install a lesser known designer at the helm. Of course, if Jacobs is appointed as creative director at Dior, he would vacate his post at Louis Vuitton, and a major reshuffling at LVMH would ensue. WWD is reporting that Phoebe Philo‘s massive success at Celine makes her the frontrunner to replace Jacobs at Louis Vuitton (not to fret, Philo-files, she will reportedly stay on as creative designer at Celine, too).

None of this is set in stone yet–neither Jacobs nor Dior have commented on the report and a source told WWD that “a deal with Jacobs is not assured, but that the American designer and Dior management are so far ‘excited’ about the prospect.” And while the rumors about Jacobs to Dior first surfaced on somewhat dubious Brazilian gossip site Glamurama, if it’s coming from fashion news bible WWD, and with such detail, the moves seems imminent. The article still mentions Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci as a “dark horse” candidate though he was once rumored to be the top contender for the job.

With Louis Vuitton, Jacobs has proven that he can revive a brand, and with his own line, that he can set trends season after season. Above all, he always puts on a show (his last show for Vuitton saw models come out of old-timey hotel elevators, complete with doormen). WWD suggests that Jacobs’ star power could “eclipse Dior’s recent turmoil” which includes Galliano’s drama-filled firing after allegations of anti-Semitism and racism and subsequent trial.

Whatever happens, the spring shows next month in Paris will be that much more exciting to watch.

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