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Photo: Ed Kavishe, fashionwirepress
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| Born | April 9, 1963 New York, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons School of Design |
| Labels | Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton |
Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963 in New York City)[1] is an American fashion designer. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is currently the Creative Director of the prestigious French design house Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion
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Biography
Jacobs attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City and graduated in 1981. The High School of Art and Design is a Career and Technical Education high school located at 1075 Second Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets in Manhattan [2] He lived in Teaneck, New Jersey with his mother, sister and younger brother. Teaneck (ˈtiːnɛk is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a Suburb in the New York metropolitan area. At fifteen, Jacobs worked as a stockboy at Charivari, an avant-garde clothing boutique in New York City[3]. From there, Jacobs entered the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Parsons The New School for Design (abbreviated Parsons) is a Design school founded in 1896 (see below During his tenure at Parsons, Jacobs won the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award in 1984 and in the same year was also awarded the Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award and the Design Student of the Year Award. Perry Ellis ( March 3, 1940 &ndash May 30, 1986) was an American Fashion designer who founded a sportswear house in the mid-1970s
While still at Parsons, Jacobs designed and sold his first line of hand-knit sweaters. He designed his first collection for Reuben Thomas, Inc. , under the Sketchbook label. Following his studies at Parsons, Jacobs began to design at Perry Ellis (Ellis himself had recently died). Perry Ellis ( March 3, 1940 &ndash May 30, 1986) was an American Fashion designer who founded a sportswear house in the mid-1970s Jacobs became prominent on the fashion scene when he designed a "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis, leading to his dismissal in 1993. With Robert Duffy, Jacobs formed Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc. , which continues to this day. In 1986, backed by Onward Kashiyama USA, Inc. , Jacobs designed his first collection bearing the Marc Jacobs label. In 1987 Jacobs was the youngest designer to have ever been awarded the fashion industry's highest tribute, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit Trade group for American Fashion designers founded in 1962.
Jacobs and Duffy joined the women's design unit of Tristan Russo in 1989 as Vice President and President, respectively. In addition, Jacobs oversaw the design of the various women's licensees. In 1992, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, once again bestowed Jacobs with a great honor: The Women's Designer of the Year Award. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit Trade group for American Fashion designers founded in 1962. In 1994 he produced his first full collection of menswear.
Jacobs is a prominent fixture in the New York City celebrity scene, having become something of a celebrity himself. The audience for his fashion shows typically includes celebrities like Kim Gordon and Vincent Gallo[4]. Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician vocalist and artist Vincent Gallo (born in Buffalo New York on April 11, 1961) is an American Film Actor and director, Most of his collections make references to the fashions of past decades from the forties to the eighties. Disputing the claim by the designer Oscar de la Renta that Jacobs is a mere copyist, the New York Times Critic Guy Trebay has written "unlike the many brand-name designers who promote the illusion that their output results from a single prodigious creativity, Mr. Oscar de la Renta (born July 22, 1932) is a leading Fashion designer Early years Oscar de la Renta (born Jacobs makes no pretense that fashion emerges full blown from the head of one solitary genius"[5]. Explaining his clothes, Jacobs has said "what I prefer is that even if someone feels hedonistic, they don’t look it. Curiosity about sex is much more interesting to me than domination. . . . My clothes are not hot. Never. Never. "[6].
Louis Vuitton
In 1997, Jacobs was appointed Creative Director of luxury French fashion house, Louis Vuitton, where he created the company's first ready-to-wear line[7]. Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion
Jacobs is famous for collaborating with many popular artists for his Louis Vuitton collections. Vuitton has worked in conjunction with Steven Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and most recently American artist Richard Prince. is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist who works in both Fine arts media such as painting as well as digital and commercial media Richard Prince, (born 1949 in the US -controlled Panama Canal Zone, now part of Republic of Panama) is an American
As of 2008, Jacobs remains the Creative Director for Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion
Advertising
Jacobs is notorious for his peculiar choices in models for his advertising campaigns. For example, in Spring 2007, Jacobs chose child actress Dakota Fanning to star in his ad campaign. Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. All the clothes were shrunk, and the shoes made in children's sizes for the young actress. His ad campaigns have also featured the musicians Steven Malkmus, Jarvis Cocker and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966, Santa Monica California) is an Indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963 is an English musician best known for fronting the band Pulp. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R Chloë Sevigny has also appeared in Marc Jacobs advertisements. Chloë Stevens Sevigny (born November 18, 1974) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe -nominated American Actress and
The German photographer Juergen Teller shoots Jacobs's campaigns every season. Juergen Teller (born 1964, Erlangen, Germany) is a German fashion Photographer, based in England. In early 2008, Victoria Beckham was featured in Marc Jacobs magazine advertisements, while singer M.I.A. modeled for diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17 1977 better known by her Stage name M
Director Sofia Coppola is the model of the Marc Jacobs fragrance. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award
Company
In recent years, the Marc Jacobs brand has increased the number of boutiques and direct point of service locations. This is evident in the signature list of cities featured in the company's print advertisements (although such adverts do not provide an entirely accurate or exhaustive survey of the brand's retail operations). Some of these branded showrooms present only a certain portion of the company's several brands (The Marc Jacobs Collection, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Little Marc, a children's line) . A number of branded boutiques, for instance, feature only the Marc by Marc Jacobs product line. As of May 2008, Marc Jacobs boutiques in the United States include multiple locations in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as shops in Bal Harbour, Las Vegas, Guam, Chicago, Savannah, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Worldwide, other such stand-alone stores are found in Europe (Paris, London, Copenhagen and Moscow), the Middle East (Beirut, Riyadh, Dubai and Kuwait), across Japan (multiple locations in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, Sendai, Shizuoka, Nagano, Chiba, Matsuyama, and Tottori), Korea (multiple locations in Seoul) and elsewhere in Asia (multiple locations in Hong Kong and Taipei, as well as Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Jakarta). The various ready-to-wear and accessory collections are also widely available at leading department stores around the globe.
Personal life
In 2007, Jacobs was ranked 8th on Out magazine's list of "50 Most Powerful Men and Women in America". Out ( is a popular Gay men 's Fashion, Entertainment, and Lifestyle Magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly [8]
Jacobs, who is openly gay, has been in a relationship with retired prostitute Jason Preston since 2005. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. [9]
On March 12, 2007, Jacobs checked into rehab for treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. [10]
Controversy
In February 2008, Jacobs was accused of plagiarism. Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work It was revealed that a scarf from his collection has exactly the same design as a scarf created in the 1950s by Swedish designer Gösta Olofsson. Uses and types In cold climates a thick Knitted scarf often of Wool, is tied around the Neck to keep warm [2] In early March, Göran Olofsson, the son of Gösta Olofsson, and Marc Jacobs settled on the issue through monetary compensation. [3]
References
- ^ vogue. co. uk [1]
- ^ Le Marie, Nicole. "Hot on Prada's heels, the divine Marc Jacobs", The Independent, February 25, 2007. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Accessed April 18, 2008. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "Since graduating from the New York High School of Art and Design in 1981 and moving on to the Parsons School of Design, the New Yorker has gathered accolades galore and is now artistic director for Louis Vuitton. "
- ^ Marc Jacobs
- ^ "In This Front Row, Downtown Cred" by Guy Trebay, in New York Times, September 13, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/fashion/shows/13JACOBS.html
- ^ "Familiar, but Not: Marc Jacobs and the Borrower's Art" by Guy Trebay in The New York Times, May 28, 2002http://query. nytimes. com/gst/fullpage. html?res=9B06E3DE133BF93BA15756C0A9649C8B63
- ^ "Lost and Found" by Amy Larocca in New York Magazine, August 21, 2005 http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/fall2005/12544/
- ^ Marc Jacobs
- ^ Oxfield, Jesse, Idov, Michael (March 4, 2007), ‘Out’ Ranks the Top 50; Anderson Is No. 2, New York Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ Well-Armed For Blondie Bash. Page Six.
- ^ USAToday. com. Designer Marc Jacobs enters rehab Retrieved April 5, 2007.
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| NAME | Jacobs, Marc |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American fashion designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York, New York United States |
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