Marc Jacobs goes Cuckoo for t.A.T.u.

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The Russian are-they-or-are-they-not lesbian dance-rock duo t.A.T.u. (reportedly translated from Russian as "This that" in the feminine grammatical gender form) are the new face(s) of Marc by Marc Jacobs Russia. The band broke the news on their website yesterday with this tiny press release:

t.A.T.u. - Marc by Marc Jacobs Russian campaign will support the launch of PR-project "Marc's Girl". In Marc Jacobs Moscow boutique from 2 to 16 September there will be an on-going competition for the most trendy fashion-lovers -- every girl can come and try herself in a photo-casting. The winners will be invited to the Marc Jacobs fashion show in New York, featured in a photoshoot in a fancy glossie and presented with designer clothes MbM. Find out more details in Marc Jacobs boutique in Moscow (Petrovka Str, 16).

A backstage look at the girls (they weren't, apparently) prepping for their couture close-ups popped up on YouTube.com as well, and if t.A.T.u. really aren't lesbians perhaps it's because they're actually gay men, seeing as the soundtrack that was chosen for the clip is the gayest thing we've heard in a long time:

-- NOAH MICHELSON