Posts with tag NakedCowboy

Italian names may rule the fashion industry, but that doesn't mean that the average joe is some kind of fashion dynamo. According to Giorgio Armani -- he's a shirtless slob. At least, that's what he told the Telegraph about the rampant casualness going on in the Italian fashion centers these days.

The 73 year old Global Fashion Leader thinks that Italy's hold on fashion elegance is slipping as a result of its increasingly lax attitude towards personal appearance. From the article:

"It is time to straighten ourselves out, we are too slovenly... Everything seems to be allowed, even eating and drinking in a church square while stripped to the waist."

Trademark lawsuits are usually as boring an emotionless as the corporate legal teams that file them, but when the case involves Time Square's Naked Cowboy, things can get a little more colorful. The Naked Cowboy, who's real name is Robert Burck, got the go-ahead from a federal judge yesterday to sue M&M for stealing his unique sense of style. In specific, the blue M&M infringed on the Robert's rights when he appeared on video billboards in Times Square wielding a six string and wearing nothing but boots, briefs, and a cowboy hat.

Apparently, the judge said that they Burck's trademark rights weren't violated -- which is a bummer -- but that he could go ahead seeking $4 million in damages from M&M Mars for leading people to believe that he endorsed the product. After the ruling, Burch told The Post that it "Sounds like I've got $4 million coming my way." That's a pretty good payday for a guy who strums a guitar on the side of the road -- clothed or naked.

[via Gawker]