Image courtesy of South China Morning Post
Not really. But French graffiti artist Christophe Schwarz, aka Zevs, thought it would be pretty cool to paint a Coco Chanel logo on the outer wall of Chater House (an office tower in Central, Hong Kong) above the window of a Giorgio Armani boutique. Prosecutors, however, didn’t think it was so cool and told Schwarz he must replace that part of the facade for HK$6.7 million. According to the South China Morning Post, “Schwarz is known for liquidating famous logos by pouring paint over them”.
Click here to read the full story and see a video of the artist caught in the act.