Marc Jacobs and Grace Coddington Are By the Book at Marc Jacobs’ Madison Avenue Pop-up Store

SIGNED AND SEALED: Marc Jacobs and Grace Coddington greeted a stream of fans at Tuesday night’s signing for their book “Marc Jacobs Illustrated” at the designer’s Madison Avenue pop-up shop. The Phaidon-published tome highlights 50 collections created by the fashion designer in the past 25 years as illustrated by Coddington. To leave shoppers and passersby with a more lasting image, 18 mannequins showcased archival looks in the storefront windows that were mirrored by Coddington’s oversize illustrations of them on the windows. Jacobs was far from haunted by his past. “I was just saying to Grace how great it was to see these things again, because I never look at them. I mean, you know, I don’t live in my past. I have no regrets certainly. I just think it’s so nice to see the selection,” he said. “I just love the whole concept of the book and her drawings have such charm. Then when we pulled these clothes out of the archive, when I arrived up here, I said, ‘Wow, they look really good.’ “They do look really good,” Coddington agreed. The duo has been on the circuit, so to speak. They will chat about their careers and fashion at a Times Talk on

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