Marc Jacobs is American fashion designer.

What is Marc Jacobs known for?

Marc Jacobs is primarily known as a(n) fashion designer, dressmaker.

Marc Jacobs

American fashion designer

Born:April 9, 1963

Age:63

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Born in:New York City, United States

Languages:English

Fashion Designer Dressmaker

Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Zoolander 2DisconnectThe Red Carpet IssueFashion!

Awards

CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Marc Jacobs

American fashion designer

Biography

Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced for approximately 15 years, before it was discontinued after the 2015 fall/winter collection. At its peak, it had over 200 retail stores in 80 countries. He was the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2014. Jacobs was on Time magazine's "2010 Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and was #14 on Out magazine's 2012 list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America". He married his longtime partner Charly Defrancesco on April 6, 2019.

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Quotes

“It's the things that aren't accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive.”

— Freeman, Hadley (2007). "The geek of chic" TheAge.com.au (accessed April 19, 2007)

“I love the gym, but I still want to look a bit awkward at it. I don't want to look too on top of it, you know?”

— Freeman, Hadley (2007). "The geek of chic" TheAge.com.au (accessed April 19, 2007); On his exercising attire

“Awkwardness gives me great comfort.”

— Larocca, Amy (2005). "Marc Jacobs' Paradoxial Triumph" NYMag.com (accessed April 19, 2007)

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Photos

Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs at the 2025 Venice Film Festival

Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs at the 2025 Venice Film Festival

From his conversation at SXSW. Photo: Ståle Grut/NRKbeta Session description: In 1984 Jacobs designed his first collection with the Marc Jacobs label. The following year, Jacobs received the distinct honor of being the youngest designer ever to be awarded the fashion industry’s highest tribute: The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent. With stores across the globe, Marc Jacobs International now includes Women’s and Men’s RTW and accessories, a children’s line called Little Marc Jacobs, multiple award winning fragrances, the bookstore Bookmarc and most recently Marc Jacobs Beauty.