>> Over Christmas Eve, Marc Jacobs and fiance Lorenzo Martone popped up on Saline Beach in St. Barts — with their requisite Louis Vuitton beach towels and Marc Jacobs swimwear, although Marc opted for a Hermes Birkin in place of a beach bag, accessorized with what appears to be a clear nicotine patch on his back. Before departing, Jacobs told Stylelist of the St. Barts holiday: "I plan to read, eat well, go to the gym, lie on the beach, swim, maybe jet ski and that's about it, really." Martone seems to be enjoying himself; he Tweeted: "in St Barths - the sun shines, the swimming sucks and the sex... ahn the sex.... :)."
*image: Flynet, INFdaily.com
Posts for December 28th 2009
Shopping: Zimmermann's Graphic Cutouts for Resort 2010

Since 2001, sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann have been producing sophisticated, feminine swimwear silhouettes under their Australian-based Zimmermann
label. The sisters' most recent resort lineup—which is full of sexy one-piece suits, bikinis and mini dresses with graphic cutouts—makes us wish we were writing this from a beach in Brazil. Nevertheless, we're pleased to peruse the swimwear collection online here and here
along with the duo's accessory and lingerie offerings while dreaming of well-dressed, sun-filled getaways.
>> Donatella Versace Has Bodyguards Assist Her in the Toilet —Anna Wintour has a set of bodyguards who hold up a flashlight on stairs for her so she doesn't trip in her heels, but Donatella Versace takes it one step further. Apparently, at Oi Fashion Rocks in Rio de Janeiro in late October, Donatella had bodyguards "holding her dress up for her in the porta-potties," reports Derek Blasberg. See the two gowns she wore to the event here. [V Magazine]
Fashion in 50 Seconds 12/28/09 Gemma Ward is Vogue Paris' Top Model
Vogue Paris names the top 30 models of the decade.
The spring/summer haute couture collections begin January 24. View the schedule here.
Place your orders now for Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin's hand-beaded, 14-foot tree skirt like the one the Obama's have under one of the White House Christmas trees.
More on Vivienne Westwood's wallpaper collaboration with Cole & Son.
Raymond Meier photographs Christy Turlington for Bally's spring campaign.
The Maison Martin Margiela-designed Suite Ile aux Oiseaux at Les Sources de Caudalie near Bordeaux features calfskin rug-covered flooring and a 1950s red lips sofa.
The Future Looks Good for Riccardo Tisci's Givenchy
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott have photographed their second campaign for Riccardo Tisci's Givenchy, featuring a raven-tressed Natalia Vodianova and Tisci favorite Mariacarla Boscono dressed in spring's graphic black and white prints.
The collection has been getting a lot of editorial attention and, as WWD notes, the label was recently named second (to Alexander Wang) hottest international brand in a survey by Japanese fashion newspaper Senken-Shimbun. Paired with the recent successful launch of his lower-priced Capsule colletion, Tisci is on a roll at the house of Givenchy.
