Marc Jacobs is Bethune Buff

Marc Jacobs relaxes on the beach by reading Dominick Dunneon‘s “Too Much Money” on Saturday (December 26) in St. Barts.

The 46-year-old designer apparently uses an Hermes “Birkin” bag as his beach bag!

Meanwhile back in NYC, Marc‘s newly purchased West Village townhouse is undergoing renovations. JustJared.com can report that he will be spending the next year in former New York Ranger Scott Gomez‘s apartment in Chelsea. Corcoran agent Chris Poore, who represented Marc in the purchase of the $10 million, three-story Superior Ink townhouse, quickly found Marc and his boyfriend, Lorenzo Martone, a temporary place to live while Marc‘s Bethune Street home undergoes a complete interior design installation by Thad Hayes (it should take about a year to complete). Marc, who has been living in the Mercer Hotel for some time, will move into his temp digs soon.