Something Smells Fishy: Marc Jacobs Talks Justin Bieber's 'Someday' Fragrance Bottle

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Posted Jun 1st 2011 at 8:35AM

Looks familiar? Lola by Marc Jacobs and Someday by Justin Bieber fragrances. Photos: Nordstrom.com | Robert Mitra/WWD.com

Baby, baby, baby, oh! Marc Jacobs has opened up about Justin Bieber's Someday fragrance bottle and its striking similarity to Lola.

When Bieber recently unveiled his first women's scent, the fruity floral notes weren't the only thing that had editors, bloggers and fragrance fanatics intrigued. The teen heartthrob's perfume bottle instantly drew comparisons to Jacobs' Lola, particularly its exaggerated petal-shaped top.

WWD's Bridget Foley sat down with the designer, who will receive the CFDA's Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award next week, and asked Jacobs about the likeness.

"Yep, yep. We just had a conversation about it. Coty said, "Do we sue them?" and I said, "You know what? Let everyone else say what they want." I received Google [Alerts] about people saying it was derivative. We're not going to do anything about it," he told WWD.

Jacobs continues, "But you know, I look around the room and I look at the work we've done and a quote I always bastardize but I really believe in, is something Chanel said: "He who insists on his own creativity has no memory."

What do you think about Jacobs' stance on Bieber's fragrance bottle?

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Tags: celebrity fragrance, designer fragrances, designers and brands, fragrance, Lola, Lola by Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, perfume, Someday by Justin Bieber, WWD

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bernd, 6-02-2011, 1:13AM

It simply is not a Bieber thing. What on earth has he got to do with fragrances?

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Babs Johnson, 6-01-2011, 10:14AM

Smells like teen spirit.....

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Jess, 6-01-2011, 10:58AM

How about the fact that the top looks like a vag and its called "someday"... hhmm..marketing coincidence? I think not.

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vinkbear, 6-01-2011, 4:59PM

Really? What kind of women have you been around?

Tracie Smith, 6-01-2011, 12:19PM

UM...WHY is Beiber selling PERFUME? FIRST it was nail polish, NOW PERFUME?!!! Does he have something he needs to 'get out' to the public?!!! JUST ASKIN'!!!!

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Caitlin, 6-01-2011, 4:00PM

Actually, I think this is a smart decision, considering the fact that the majority of his fans are girls. His devoted, if not crazed, fans will flock to stores to buy anything with his name on it.

Alex, 6-01-2011, 6:56PM

He's a Homo! Where have you Been?!

Alex!~, 6-01-2011, 6:52PM

He's a Homo!

jes, 6-01-2011, 1:00PM

its nowhere even close and Jacobs bottle is fugly anyhow. Who cares why Bieber is doing it? Isn't it obvious? Seriously, he has chicks following him around all over so why not sell things directed to those that will make him the most money? I think it's pretty smart in his case. That's like asking why an nfl team would sell merch directed towards men.

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Jack, 6-01-2011, 1:12PM

Exactly! The only thing remotely similar about them is that they both could possibly be described as a flower. Maybe a rose or a red flower of some type. Even that is debatable. Lola seems to be a flower. Red with a green leaf, but then there is that patch of blue that doesn't seem to belong.

C. Temple, 6-01-2011, 1:19PM

I totally agree.

misst, 6-01-2011, 1:02PM

Kudos to Mr. Jacobs for having a measure of integrity that is so lacking in our society today!

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Lolly, 6-01-2011, 1:24PM

He should stick to his so called singing-he's trying to get to the top too soon and undeservedly..,.

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Jack, 6-01-2011, 1:23PM

Biebers is a "heart" shape. Lola's is not. Lola's is closer to being a flower shape. That makes Biebers different.

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C. Temple, 6-01-2011, 1:20PM

It doesn't look that similar to me. Justin's looks like several hearts stacked together, not a flower. People need to get a grip! Who cares anyway?

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Ruth Ann, 6-01-2011, 1:20PM

It has nothing to do with "Integrity" miist. It's simply that he knows he doesn't have a leg to stand on. Bieber's bottle top is clearly and obviously designed to look like several "hearts" laid atop each other. And Jacobs top is clearly and obviously designed to look like a type of flower. Clearly two different objects. Any jury or judge would see that. It's not a copy, just two different images that happen to look slightly similar at the most.

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susan, 6-01-2011, 1:30PM

I love Marc Jacobs' bottle. It's beautiful! The top (cap) on Justin Bieber's is too big for the bottle. It looks so off balance.

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Capwhan, 6-01-2011, 1:45PM

"Someday" perhaps he will figure it out which side of the fence he should play on.

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Judy, 6-01-2011, 2:20PM

It will be in the discount bin in 2 or 3 years, and it does look a lot like your bottle, only children will buy it, if there parents will pay for it, I would not worry with it, fads do not last

Willow, 6-01-2011, 2:15PM

I think he's already decided. He's on the side of the fence that attracts all the women he wants and makes him millions of dollars to spend. He's got more women than he could ever possibly handle. He dates beautiful women, can drive or own any car in the world regardless of how much money it costs. Pretty good side of the fence to be on. And since the majority of his fans are women, it makes perfect sense to sell perfume to them.

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