RackedWire: The Beckhams' Bored New Armani Ad; TOMS Shoes the Children of Montauk

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EVERYWHERE—Expect more black-and-white images of an oiled-up David and Victoria Beckham, including the shot above, to be coming to a billboard near you sometime this month. After shooting so many ads for Armani, we daresay the two look like they're starting to get bored. But you know how it goes: How many times can you get up, put on your designer undies, and go writhe on a pile of ropes with your improbably-built superstar significant other before it all starts to feel a bit...repetitive? [RackedWire]

THE HAMPTONS—Our sister site Curbed Hamptons reports that TOMS Shoes, they of the save-the-world-through-espadrilles philosophy and suddenly ubiquitous AT&T commercials, will be popping up at Montauk's Sole East resort. We sort of thought founder Blake Mycoskie was the type of guy who would spend the Fourth of July in a tent on a deserted beach in Belize, but hey, Montauk is nice too. [Curbed Hamptons]