Marc Jacobs: Amerikansk modedesigner

Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with over 200 retail stores in 80 countries.

Jacobs was born in New York, of Jewish parents. He has studied art and design at "Parsons The New School for Design". He lived with his mother in New Jersey along with his sister and younger brother. He also graduated from the New York High School of Art and Design. As a fifteen year old, he worked as a stock boy for Charivari, an avant-garde clothing boutique in New York City. During his studies at Parsons, he received "the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award in 1984. The same year he also received two other awards "Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award" and "Design Student of the Year Award". While Jacobs still went on Parsons designed Jacobs his first collection of hand-knitted sweaters and he designed and sold his first collection for Reuben Thomas, Inc.. After he was finished with his studies, he began designing for Perry Ellis, as their founder was dead. Jacobs became known on the fashion scene when he designed a "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis, leading to the left them in 1993. Together with Robert Duffy established JAacobs Duffy Designs Inc., which is still to find today. In 1989, Jacobs designed his first collection that bore the brand Marc Jacobs. In 1987, Jacobs was the youngest designer who have received the award from the highest place in the fashion world: The Council of Fashion Designers of America. In 1989 total Jacobs and Duffy himself with Tristan Russo, and was show President and President of this. In 1992 gave The Council of Fashion Designers of America again Jacobs a very prestigious award, namely: The women's Designer of the Year. In 1994 he made his first collection for men. His design Cup tit reminiscent of past fashion trends, particularly from the 40s and 80s. In May 2009, Jacobs hosted a "Model and Muse"-themed Gala Party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with Kate Moss. He was the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2013. Jacobs was on Time magazine's "2010 Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and ranked number 14 on Out magazine's 2012 list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".