Marc Jacobs Defends Non-Payment of Models on Twitter: 'If They Don't Want To Work W/ Us, They Don't Have To' - Fashionista

Marc Jacobs Defends Non-Payment of Models on Twitter: 'If They Don't Want To Work W/ Us, They Don't Have To'

To get you up to speed, Jezebel ran a piece today called "Marc Jacobs Doesn't Pay His Models, Says Model." The model they're referring to is Hailey Hasbrook, a 17-year-old from Oregon, who keeps a blog in which she detailed her experiences working during New York Fashion Week last month, which she also spoke about briefly in an interview with WWD. Of particular interest is her account of working with Marc Jacobs. And while she says she had fun and everyone was really nice, there were definitely some rules broken. Jenna Sauers points out that Marc Jacobs violated (another) CFDA guideline which asks that under-18 models not be kept working past midninght.
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To get you up to speed, Jezebel ran a piece today called "

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Twitter squabbles aside, Marc Jacobs (both the company and its designer) sound pretty stuck in their ways. And because models of all ages are no doubt eager for a chance to walk in what is arguably New York Fashion Week's most important show, this kind of thing will continue to happen. What do you think of Marc Jacobs' defiant attitude about it all?

We have reached out to Marc Jacobs for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Update: The model, Hailey Hasbrook, responded to Jezebel, saying she loved working for Marc Jacobs and preferred getting paid in trade. Read it here.

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There has been a lot of discussion about plus size on the MarcJacobsInt twitter feed lately. Jacob's biz partner, chronic over-twitterer Robert Duffy, is back at the helm and for the last couple of days, when he's not twittering about his Paraguayan husband whom he met online, he's been talking about Marc Jacobs potentially doing plus size. The latest tweets, posted just half an hour ago, suggest Jacobs will design for plus: "We are in talks now. For plus sizes," and again, "Listen, we are in the very beginning stages of talking to a partner about plus sizes. Relax. It won't be based on the collection line." We're hoping twitter speaks the truth. We were encouraged by Saks' decision to stock plus-size clothing from high fashion brands come fall. If Marc Jacobs does plus it could help change the impossible size zero standards of the industry. To help catch you up on how these latest tweets, which make Marc Jacobs sound rather committed to doing plus size, came about here's the whole twistory: