• Born on April 9th 1963 in New York City
• Non-observant Jewish
• Marc was seven when his father passed away
• According to Marc, his mother was mentally ill and could not take care of the kids
• In his teen age, he moved with his paternal grandmother on the Upper West Side of Manhattan
• He is openly gay and was in a four-year relationship with Jason Preston (salesman) and later with Lorenzo Martone (advertising executive) with whom he broke up with in 2010
Education
• Graduated from the High School of Art and Design in 1981
• He also studied at the Parsons School of Design, New York
• At Parsons, he won the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award, in 1984
• In the same year he was also awarded the Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award and the Design Student of the Year Award
Career
• American fashion designer
• Creative director of Louis Vuitton since 1997
• At age fifteen, he work as a stock-boy at Charivari an avant-garde clothing boutique in New York (the boutique does no longer exist)
• While still at Parsons, he designed and sold his first line of hand-knit sweaters and also a collection for Reuben Thomas Inc under the Sketchbook label
• He formed Jacob Duffy Designs Inc. with his creative and business collaborator Robert Duffy
• In 1986 Jacobs designed his first collection bearing the Marc JAcobs label
• In 1987, Marc was the youngest designer to have ever been awarded the fashion industry highest tribute for 'New Fashion Talent' by the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Perry Ellis Award
• In fall of 1993, Jacobs Duffy Designs In. launch their own licensing and design company: Marc Jacobs International Company, L.P
• In 1994, Jacobs produced his first full collection of menswear
• In 1997 when he was appointed Louis Vuitton's creative director, he created the company's first ready-to-wear clothing line
• Most of his collections make references to the fashion of past decades from the 40s to the 80s
Fashion Lines
• Marc Jacobs
• Marc by Marc Jacobs (diffusion line introduced in 2001)
• Little Marc (Children's collection)
• Jacob Duffy Designs Inc. (in collaboration with Robert Duffy)
Categories
• Ready-to-wear
• Accessories
• Fragrance (Daisy, Lola, Oh, Lola, the Bang lines and the most recent from 2012 Dot)
Retail
• More than 200 retail stores in 80 countries
• Lines are also present in various department stores
Other Facts
• Appeared on Time Magazine 2010 'Time 100' list of the 100 most influential people in the world
• Ranked 14th ib Out Magazie's 2012 list of '50 Most Powerful Gay men and Women in America'
• In 2007 filmaker Loïc Prigent released a documentary film about Jacobs entitled 'Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton'
• In 2009, Jacobs launched a shirt demanding the legalization of gay marriage
Law
• In February 2008, Jacobs was accused of plagiarizing a scarf design created in the 50s by Swedish designer Gösta Olofsson. He settled the matter by offering monetary compensation to Olofsson's son
• In February 2001, Marc sued Ed Hardy for infringing on the designs of one of his embroidered handbags
Awards: Council of Fashion Designers
• Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011
• Womenswear Designer of the Year, 2010
• Accessory Designer of the Year, 2005
• Accessory Designer of the Year, 2003
• Menswear Designer of the Year, 2002
• Accessory Designer of the Year, 1999
• Accessory Designer of the Year, 1998
• Womenswear Designer of the Year, 1997
• Womenswear Designer of the Year, 1992
Latest News
• In February 2013, Marc Jacobs was named the new creative director for Diet Coke in honor of the brand's 30th anniversary giving the brand a "stylish and light-hearted" makeover
Sources
P.s. Let me know what designer you would like to learn about next week
Bisou-Bisous,
Mel.
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