Wednesday January 4, 2012 10:06 am

Equinox, the upmarket fitness center with locations throughout the United States including New York, Chicago, and California, has piqued irritation amongst some of its members with its new campaign by photographer Terry Richardson, himself no stranger to controversy, which features Cheyne Oglesby (Ford Men). Based on comments left on the firm’s Facebook Wall, the body types of the models in Richardson’s shots are not in line with what some consider appropriate for fitness. Cheyne, for his part, however looks well fit. [Fashionista]

Although David Beckham will not be joining French Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain FC, he will be teaming up with H&M for his newly unveiled signature bodywear collection. Having previously modeled undies for Emporio Armani, the tattooed 36-year-old English footballer looks a right match for the Swedish clothing retail giant. [WWD]

Louis Vuitton is suing Warner Bros for allegedly using counterfeit copies of its luxury bags in the 2011 film The Hangover Part II. LVMH Moët Hennessy Chairman & CEO Bernard Arnault is not expected to appear on Funny Or Die‘s “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifinakis” whilst the case is pending. [Vogue.co.uk]

Danny Brown has been named 2011 artist of the year by his hometown indie newspaper Metrotimes. The Detroit rapper has enjoyed other end-of-year plaudits including having his XXX mixtape hailed by SPIN as the top hip hop album of 2011. [Metrotimes]

Cheyne Oglesby (Ford Men) for Equinox (Photography: Terry Richardson)

Cheyne Oglesby (Ford Men) for Equinox (Photography: Terry Richardson)



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