Marc Jacobs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Marc Jacobs
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Jacobs at the 2017 SXSW
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| Born | April 9, 1963 New York City, U.S.
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| Education | High School of Art and Design Parsons The New School for Design |
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| Awards | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) |
Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is a famous American fashion designer. He is known for his own fashion brand, Marc Jacobs. For many years, he also had a popular line called Marc by Marc Jacobs, which had over 200 stores around the world. From 1997 to 2014, he was the creative director for the well-known French fashion house Louis Vuitton. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. He married his partner Charly Defrancesco in 2019.
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Early Life and Education
Marc Jacobs was born in New York City. When he was seven, his father passed away. As a teenager, he lived with his grandmother in a building called The Majestic in New York.
He went to High School of Art and Design and then studied at Parsons School of Design in New York. While at Parsons in 1984, he won important awards like the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award. In 1987, he became the youngest designer ever to receive the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent. He also won the Women's Designer of the Year award in 1993.
Fashion Career
At age 15, Jacobs started working as a stockboy at a clothing store in New York City called Charivari. While he was still studying at Parsons, he designed and sold his first line of hand-knit sweaters. He also created his first collection for Reuben Thomas, Inc. Later, he teamed up with Robert Duffy, who became his business partner, to form Jacobs Duffy Designs.
In 1986, Marc Jacobs launched his first collection under his own name, the Marc Jacobs label. In 1987, he received the Perry Ellis Award for "New Fashion Talent," which was a big honor in the fashion world. In 1988, Jacobs and Duffy joined the fashion company Perry Ellis. Jacobs became the creative director for their women's designs. In 1992, he won another award, The Women's Designer of the Year Award, from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. That same year, he designed a "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis. It was liked by critics but did not sell well, which led to his leaving the company.
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In 1993, Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc. started their own company, Marc Jacobs International. In 1994, Jacobs created his first full collection of menswear. A big step in his career came in 1997 when he became the creative director for Louis Vuitton. There, he launched the company's first ready-to-wear clothing line. He worked with many famous artists like Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami for his Louis Vuitton collections.
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In 2001, Jacobs introduced his second line, Marc by Marc Jacobs. This line was very popular and had stores all over the world. In 2006, he started a new line of body-splash fragrances. In 2007, he released his well-known Daisy collection of perfumes.
In 2008, Jacobs was accused of copying a scarf design from the 1950s. He settled the issue by paying money to the original designer's son. In 2009, Jacobs launched a shirt to support equal rights for all marriages. In 2010, he sued another clothing brand for copying one of his handbag designs.
In 2011, Jacobs helped judge a young talent award called "Designer for Tomorrow." He coached the finalists and chose the winner. There were rumors that he might become the creative director for Christian Dior, but he stayed with his own brand.
Jacobs also tried acting! He made his first movie appearance in Disconnect (2012).
In 2013, Jacobs became the new creative director for Diet Coke. He gave the brand a new, stylish look for its 30th anniversary. In October 2013, after showing his Spring/Summer 2014 collection, it was announced that Marc Jacobs would leave Louis Vuitton to focus entirely on his own fashion line.
In 2014, his new Spring/Summer collection featured actress and singer Miley Cyrus in its advertisements. Actress Jessica Lange also became the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty. Jacobs used social media to find models for his Marc by Marc Jacobs campaigns, which was a new and exciting way to choose faces for his brand.
In 2019, Jacobs received MTV's first "Fashion Trailblazer Award" at the Video Music Awards.
In 2020, Jacobs launched Heaven, a new clothing line for a younger audience. This line mixed different styles and celebrated the brand's history while appealing to new trends. It featured young stars like beabadoobee and Iris Law.
In 2023, a photo shoot by Marc Jacobs went viral. It featured many New York City nightlife stars sitting on a very long couch.
Awards and Recognition
- CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year, 2016
- MTV Video Music Fashion Trailblazer Award, 2019
Stores
As of 2013, there were 285 Marc by Marc Jacobs and Marc Jacobs Collection stores worldwide. A new flagship store opened in Shanghai in December 2013.
In 2015, Jacobs decided to close his Marc by Marc Jacobs line. He wanted to focus on growing his main Marc Jacobs brand and appeal to a more upscale group of customers.
Today, there are three Heaven by Marc Jacobs stores in Los Angeles, New York, and London.
Fashion Style
Marc Jacobs has a unique way of explaining his clothes. He once said that he prefers his designs to look curious and interesting, rather than just "hot." His fashion shows often attract celebrities like Kim Gordon.
Critics have noted that Jacobs is different from many designers who pretend their ideas come from one single genius. Instead, he openly mixes different styles, like preppy, grunge, and high fashion, to create his "street wise aesthetics."
The Marc Jacobs brand is also known for its artistic and modern advertising campaigns. These campaigns often feature famous cultural figures and artists instead of traditional fashion models. In 2015, Jacobs launched a popular campaign that included stars like Sofia Coppola, Cher, Willow Smith, and Winona Ryder.
For his Spring 2016 advertising campaign, Jacobs continued this approach. He described it as a "personal diary of people who have and continue to inspire me." He wanted the people in his campaign to show off the collection through their own unique styles. This campaign featured well-known personalities like Lana Wachowski, Sandra Bernhard, Bette Midler, and Juliette Lewis.
Personal Life
On April 4, 2018, Marc Jacobs proposed to his partner, Charly Defrancesco, in a fun way. They were at a Chipotle restaurant, and a flash mob performed a dance routine to the song "Kiss" by Prince. They got married in New York City on April 6, 2019.
The couple bought a home in Rye, New York, in April 2019. This house was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is known as the Max Hoffman House.
See also
- List of fashion designers
- List of people from New York City
- NYC Pride March
