October 2, 2008

The Guy With White Socks – Paris, Rue de la Michodière

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On Monday morning, I saw this guy right in the street where I was living. High fashion dress, white socks… interesting. He was busy talking on the phone so I looked for a background first. Then I asked him if I could take a picture for my street style blog and he was very kind and said yes. He was waiting for his taxi to come and seemed to be in quite a hurry, but it was enough time to take some shots.

I wanted to know if he was working at the fashion week. “Kind of”, he replied. After having taken the pictures, I asked him to fill out a form with his name and contact data as I always do. When he signed it I just said: “Oh my god, it´s you” – Marc Jacobs gave me the sheet and got into his taxi. What a nice person. And what a great beginning of my Paris fashion week adventure.

Labels: all, my favorites, paris

POSTED BY STYLECLICKER AT 2:18 pm     72 Comments    

72 Comments »

  1. wow! der erste mann, der in einem kleid tatsächlich gut aussieht. kompliment 11111

    Comment by dei mama — October 2, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

  2. haha
    great story
    and white socks rule!

    Comment by horst — October 2, 2008 @ 3:04 pm

  3. hehe, super story!

    Comment by lila — October 2, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

  4. wow!
    super cool story!

    Comment by Matt — October 2, 2008 @ 3:53 pm

  5. hahah wie geil dann musstest du ja in einer noblen gegend abgestiegen sein!

    Comment by stylehungry — October 2, 2008 @ 4:18 pm

  6. [...] to know if he was working at the fashion week. “Kind of”, he replied. — styleclicker – The Guy With White Socks October 2nd, 2008 / 0 Comments / [...]

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  7. he looks like a modern scotsman!!!

    Comment by Style Slicker — October 2, 2008 @ 7:00 pm

  8. “kind of ” ^^ hammer geil

    Comment by Görtz — October 2, 2008 @ 7:54 pm

  9. wow. nice shot :)

    Comment by iris — October 2, 2008 @ 7:56 pm

  10. Probably refreshing for him to not be instantly recognized. You noticed him for his style, so thats awesome. Men in skirts = so sexy.

    Comment by Hailey — October 2, 2008 @ 8:03 pm

  11. haha, what a funny story! i love how you just caught him for his style and not his persona.
    :)

    Comment by lady coveted — October 2, 2008 @ 9:53 pm

  12. Oh!My!God! You are so lucky! :D

    Comment by Marina — October 2, 2008 @ 10:40 pm

  13. [...] Die logische Konsequenz: zwei eigene Labels. Umso amüsanter ist die Story von Gunnar, dem Styleclicker, der sonst in München Fahsionistas auf der Strasse ablichtet. Im Trubel der Paris Fashion Week [...]

    Pingback by Marc Jacobs - The Guy with the white socks - StyleSpion — October 2, 2008 @ 11:30 pm

  14. nicht etwas peinlich das ganze? :D

    Comment by cris — October 3, 2008 @ 3:42 am

  15. ahahahah! What a hilarious response, “kind of!” That’s a great shot of Marc

    Comment by altamiranyc — October 3, 2008 @ 5:18 am

  16. wow! that is awesome. what a great story! wasn’t so sure about the skirt, but now that i know it’s marc… it totally makes sense :)

    Comment by cassandra — October 3, 2008 @ 6:06 am

  17. Hi Gunnar
    We have met in Paris
    I am Fred of Easy Fashion Paris. I have your portrait. I will post it later, because at this time too much pictures of the Fashion week.
    I put a special link on Styleclicker as “Blog of the Month”
    Because Your work is very good.
    Your story with Marc Jacobs is incredible. Like the reality is !
    Hope you had a nice stay in Paris.
    @+

    Fred the Mole

    Comment by Fred the Mole — October 3, 2008 @ 1:51 pm

  18. best story EVER!

    Comment by mahret — October 3, 2008 @ 5:24 pm

  19. total sympathisch, dass du nicht wusstest, wen du vor dir hast.

    Comment by Fenke — October 3, 2008 @ 6:25 pm

  20. love that you didn’t recognize.
    very cute.

    Comment by kim — October 4, 2008 @ 8:18 am

  21. What a story!
    Envy you!!

    Comment by ilook — October 4, 2008 @ 11:36 am

  22. Great story indeed.
    Cool guy. Have you contacted him allready?

    Comment by Sue. — October 4, 2008 @ 2:29 pm

  23. its a shame for a fashion blogger .
    funny story anyways.
    cheers
    a.

    Comment by ayse — October 4, 2008 @ 3:37 pm

  24. i can recommend an arte doku about him, about his “secret” work at LV.

    http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/378412

    Comment by peter — October 6, 2008 @ 8:19 am

  25. That’s just embarassing.

    Comment by personne — October 6, 2008 @ 8:20 am

  26. Hallo!
    Habe zufällig nochmal seit langer Zeit auf deiner Seite vorbeigeschaut und da les’ ich so was tolles!
    Echt cool, was dir da passiert ist und wie souverän du damit umgegegangen bist; Respekt!

    Comment by Pia — October 6, 2008 @ 3:06 pm

  27. nice story…
    also doch ganz normale menschen wenn sie alleine sind ;)

    Comment by stylemag.net — October 6, 2008 @ 5:29 pm

  28. boah, jetzt tut mal nicht so, als ob marc jacobs ein gott ist, den man erkennen MUSS, wenn man nicht durch strick/e-stuhl/hölle sterben will. mann, es gibt echt noch wichtigere leute als ihn. wenn styleclicker george w. bush oder angela merkel nicht erkennen würde, würde ich mir gedanken machen. aber der typ hier ist ein designer – mehr nicht.

    Comment by D€i Mudd@ — October 6, 2008 @ 6:24 pm

  29. wenn du nicht die Fotos hättest, würde ich die Story nicht glauben, weil es einfach zu irre ist um wahr zu sein. Super! :D love it.

    Comment by Mia — October 6, 2008 @ 9:40 pm

  30. Was für eine geniale Geschichte und wirklich freundlich von ihm, dass er so ohne weiters ja zum Foto gesagt hat. Ich frage mich gerade ob es ihm sonst häufig passiert, dass ihn jemand wirklich interessiert und höflich um ein Foto bittet. Wohl eher nicht…

    Comment by Teresa — October 6, 2008 @ 11:56 pm

  31. how come that someone who writes about fashion and style doesn’t know how marc jacobs looks like!?

    Comment by val — October 7, 2008 @ 10:15 am

  32. [...] PS: Passt jetzt nicht so ganz dazu, aber Gunnar hat Marc Jacobs getroffen! Mehr über das Treffen hier. [...]

    Pingback by Stylekingdom.com - Fashion, Lifestyle und Gossip » Blog Archive » Es geht rund. — October 7, 2008 @ 11:20 am

  33. Ich weiss ja ned, aber ich finds n bißchen albern, sich darüber lustig zu machen oder es befremdlich zu finden, dass man nicht weiss wie Marc Jacobs aussieht. Das ist doch ein Streetstyle Blog, oder?! Hier geht es doch um das ungewöhnliche, um Menschen die ihren eigenen Style haben, sich über Konventionen hinwegsetzen und trotzdem oder gerade deswegen gut angezogen sind. Sich irgendwelche Designerklamotten anziehen kann jeder. Wieso sollte es somit für einen Streetstyle-Blogger überhaupt von Interesse sein, wie irgendein Designer aussieht?! Ich finds viel erstaunlicher, dass er ihn überhaupt kennt. Ich fänd es ziemlich traurig, wenn es in so einem schönen Blog, der sich um Kreativität dreht, plötzlich um solche “Werte” gehen würde…

    Comment by Johnny be long — October 7, 2008 @ 1:25 pm

  34. ich finds auch erstaunlich, dass der gute Gunnar Marc Jacobs nicht kennt..
    trotzdem lustige geschichte!

    Comment by frau prinz. — October 7, 2008 @ 6:26 pm

  35. du bist der beste Gunnar!

    Comment by Max — October 8, 2008 @ 11:17 am

  36. he looks niiice)

    Comment by Olya — October 8, 2008 @ 3:51 pm

  37. oh mein gott! Was für ein Zufall, dass du gerade an deinem ersten tag in paris marc jacobs höchstpersönlich triffst!:)

    Comment by nita — October 9, 2008 @ 9:34 pm

  38. that’s simply amazing.

    Comment by issa — October 9, 2008 @ 11:52 pm

  39. OMG ITS MARC JACOBS

    or its that guy that poses at him on myspace haha

    Comment by Katie — October 10, 2008 @ 3:28 am

  40. nice legs.

    Comment by ettski — October 10, 2008 @ 4:12 am

  41. i want his birkin!

    Comment by lauren — October 10, 2008 @ 5:49 am

  42. “how come that someone who writes about fashion and style doesn’t know how marc jacobs looks like!?”

    I agree, you fail.

    Comment by Joe — October 10, 2008 @ 8:38 am

  43. you are luccccky.

    we should crown him king of the world.

    Comment by gaby — October 10, 2008 @ 8:53 am

  44. [...] imagen que podemos ver de Marc Jacobs en París es gracias a un bloguero despistado y que busca el mismo efecto del clásico The Sartorialist, pero el primero, al ver a este apuesto [...]

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  45. Your story rocks! Marc does too ü

    Comment by roquedelcastillo — October 10, 2008 @ 3:02 pm

  46. I can not believe you didnt know this was Marc Jacobs.

    Comment by girl6_NYC — October 10, 2008 @ 4:55 pm

  47. I can’t belive it but -yes- the same would happen to me (i mean, i find a man, ask for a photo, he say yes, then i think “oh, this guy looks exactly like Marc Jacobs”). Great history, great shot!

    Comment by Botica Pop — October 10, 2008 @ 5:44 pm

  48. You are so lucky! id started to scream hysterically if i would have meet Marc Jacobs!:D

    Comment by nadia — October 12, 2008 @ 12:55 am

  49. he needs to wax his legs if he wants to wear that. :O

    Comment by Angela — October 12, 2008 @ 8:30 am

  50. [...] he gorge, inside and out? Read more about it at StyleClicker. Only Marc can look good in a skirt and an Hermès [...]

    Pingback by ShopDiary » Blog Archive » Why I Love Marc Jacobs — October 13, 2008 @ 12:36 pm

  51. i can’t believe its him, i would be way to nervous to say anything.

    Comment by rebecca — October 13, 2008 @ 3:45 pm

  52. Fue un día de suerte, quisiera haber visto tu cara de sorpresa,… ;)

    Comment by Angel — October 14, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

  53. Oh my god, how cute!

    Comment by Sheeni — October 15, 2008 @ 7:37 am

  54. OMG…I could you NOT realize it’s the only and only MARC JACOBS? The Ralph Lauren [times ten] of our generation? THE LOVE OF MY LIFE…well only closet wise – and by the way you are SO LUCKY! I would have probably gotten star struck…and tried to stroke his Birkin…never mind the white socks..lol

    Comment by TrashBagAesthetics.c — October 16, 2008 @ 1:07 pm

  55. Sorry, but If u are in to fashion world how you didn’t recognize Marc Jacobs. You need to learn more, specially you.

    Comment by Gabriel — October 16, 2008 @ 2:37 pm

  56. [...] desconocido con falda que fotografió un bloguero en la Semana de la Moda de París no era otro que Marc Jacobs, diseñador de Vuitton y de su propia [...]

    Pingback by El ‘tipo de la falda’ abre tienda en Madrid | Me gusta Madrid — October 16, 2008 @ 7:13 pm

  57. What a great story! Thank god you always carry a camera, eh?

    ;)

    Comment by The Shoe Girl — October 16, 2008 @ 8:24 pm

  58. What a fabulous story! What a cool experience! How fun to be able to meet Marc Jacobs.

    Comment by tattingchic — October 17, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

  59. And you didn’t know how Jacobs looked?????

    Comment by Paoma — October 18, 2008 @ 2:31 am

  60. Ha, that’s pretty funny. Great shot.

    Comment by la femme — October 18, 2008 @ 8:36 pm

  61. Mark Jacobs is a fashion icon, you are covering fashion week and you don’t even know who the players are?

    Comment by Vlad — October 20, 2008 @ 7:38 pm

  62. I’M OFFICIALLY JELOUS OF YOU. u’re so lucky! :D

    Comment by damien. — October 21, 2008 @ 3:27 am

  63. sehr symptahisch, dass er nicht erkannt wurde. meiner meinung nach ein pluspunkt für diese seite. schließlich gehts hier nicht um designer, sondern um normale menschen, die ihren stil ausleben. und genau das ist m.j. letztendlich ja auch “nur”.

    Comment by püppi — October 22, 2008 @ 12:09 pm

  64. How come you have a site about fashion and don’t have a clue on Marc Jacobs but I must admit you are kinda lucky and he is looking good.

    Comment by Moda Cadısı — October 23, 2008 @ 8:48 am

  65. Love the story, the picture and Marc Jacobs!He looks gorgeous with the skirt and the birkin is a much better choice than his own lv bags.

    Comment by Tina — October 23, 2008 @ 12:26 pm

  66. WOW, u’re so lucky !!!

    Comment by Elly — October 25, 2008 @ 1:31 pm

  67. too cool to be true :-) !!! great story! marc jacobs rocks!!!

    Comment by azra — October 26, 2008 @ 12:03 am

  68. How can you have a fashion blog and not know who Marc Jacobs is?? Even my father at 63 who knows nothing knows who Marc Jacobs is. If I were you I would be a little imbarressed. Cool picture though.

    Comment by Tolida — December 30, 2008 @ 8:11 pm

  69. [...] such as one post from Munich where the guy doesn’t even know he is taking a photo of Marc Jacobs! (He is wearing a kilt so there’s your first clue. The other is IT’S MARC JACOBS. [...]

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  70. Man, when I saw his picture, I was like MARC JACOBS! His style is definitely unique but I couldn’t believe you didn’t know who he was.
    Great story anyway.

    Comment by Nhat Vo — March 9, 2009 @ 5:18 am

  71. How could you not know it was Marc ! That guy might be the only one man in this world wearing skirt ..

    Comment by Louis — April 9, 2009 @ 6:45 am

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