Is Marc Jacobs Addicted to Getting Tattoos?
by | October 29, 2008 2:44 pm
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10/31/08 Report Comment
tattoos are extremely addictive! 5 minutes into my first one i knew i wanted another! i too know many that have substituted tattoos for other addictions. it can be incredibly therapeutic. they are beautiful, meaningful, and i wish our society could stop judging people for the ink they brandish.
11/02/08 Report Comment
everyone i know whose had one, has gotten another, or plans to. I have none, but sometimes think I want one. Then i think again..i've had addictions, but- i don't think staining my skin will suffice.
11/03/08 Report Comment
He has serious addictions: tattoos, drugs, boys, ... Such an interesting guy!
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>> Scott Campbell, also known as Marc Jacobs's exclusive tattoo artist, recently asked the designer to pose for a tattoo portrait with Terry Richardson. Marc, who has no qualms about going shirtless these days, of course obliged. The result is below — cartoons like SpongeBob SquarePants, an M&Ms character, a Simpsons version of Marc, a couch on his hip, the word “Shameless” on his chest, two renditions of the logo for porn magazine Oui, a forearm tattoo that reads “Bros Before Hos,” "Perfect" on his right wrist — all on display.
In September 2008, Marc told The New Yorker he had 28 tattoos, but if you look back a year or so ago when Marc went shirtless for Out and Arena Homme+, the only tattoos readily on display are the Oui logos, which means he presumptively went from two tattoos to 28 (or more) in the span of a year. He told The New Yorker that he had rechanneled his addictive personality into working out, but it seems like some of that has spilled over into his passion for tattoos, as well.
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Eddie Bauer
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Wow, from 2 to 28 in a year is a lot! But not surprising at all. I definitely know people who have channeled their addictions into tattoos rather than substances, and I also know lots of creative types who see it as another outlet.