Born: April 9, 1963 in New York City
Education:
High School of Art and Design
Parsons School of Design
Events:
1986 – designed his first collection with the Marc Jacobs label
1989 – Jacobs and business partner Robert Duffy joined Perry Ellis as Vice-President of Women’s Design and President respectively
1993 – Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc. launched their own licensing and design company: Marc Jacobs International Company, L.P.
1994 - produced his first full collection of menswear
1997 – Jacobs and Duffy joined Louis Vuitton , Jacobs as Artistic Director and Duffy as Studio Director
1997 – opened the first Marc Jacobs free standing store on Mercer Street in New York’s Soho district
2000 – designed first bag collection
2001 – introduced the secondary line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, with a spring 2001 runway show
2004 – opened first multi-brand store in the U.S. (Boston 81 Newbury St)
2005 – opened three new stores in Los Angeles
2006 – opened first free-standing European store in Paris and London
2006 - designed first watch line under the Marc by Marc Jacobs label
2007 – launched full line of children’s wear (Little Marc Jacobs)
2008 – opened boutique in Chicago, Paris, Madrid, Istanbul and Athens
2008 – created smells Daisy, Daisy EDP and Daisy Blooms
2009 – opened new boutique in London, Sao Paolo and Milan
2009 – created new smell Lola
2009 – hosted the Metropolitan Museum of Costume Institute Gala with Kate Moss
http://justjared.buzznet.com/photo-gallery/1897991/kate-moss-met-gala-01/
http://www.marcjacobs.com/#/en-us/worldofmarcjacobs/biography
http://www.answers.com/topic/marc-jacobs
Awards:
2005 – Accessory Designer of the Year (CFDA)
2003 – Accessory Designer of the Year (CFDA)
2002 – Menswear Designer of the Year (CFDA)
1999/1998 – Accessory Designer of the Year (CFDA)
1997 – Womenswear Designer of the Year (CFDA)
1992 – Womenswear Designer of the Year (CFDA)
1987 – Perry Ellis Award (CFDA)
1984 – Perry Ellis Golden Thimble Award
1984 – Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award
1984 – Best Student of the Year
http://www.cfda.com/index.php?option=com_cfda_content&task=fashion_awards_display&category_id=31
Characteristic details:
- leather fringe and pendant bags
- headbands with big elements
- comic prints
Curiosities:
He lives in Paris
He has brother and sister
He smokes Marlboro lights
Marc Jacobs International Company, L.P. has expanded to more than 100 stores worldwide
He has two bull terriers Daisy and Alfred
He is a big fan of American painter Elizabeth Peyton
Favorite brand: APC, Dior, American Apparel, Comme des Garcons, Martin Margiela
Favorite restaurants: Kai in Paris, Nobu, Omen, Da Silvano, IL Cantinori in NY
Interviews:
http://www.teenvogue.com/careers/book/marc-jacobs-king-of-cool
http://fashionista.com/2008/08/marc-jacobs-in-the-new-yorker/
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/marc-jacobs
http://www.wmagazine.com/artdesign/2007/11/marc_jacobs
http://jezebel.com/312699/marc-jacobs-is-topless–having-a-mid+life-crisis
http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/12544
http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/marc_jacobs.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/28/style/to-make-his-own-marc.html?pagewanted=1
Website: www.marcjacobs.com
Boutiques:
http://justjared.buzznet.com/photo-gallery/2145361/marc-jacobs-miss-piggy-01/
Marc Jacobs (427 shops)
Australia (9 shop), Austria (13 shops), Belgium (2 shops), Brazil (1 shop), Canada (20 shops), China (3 shop), Denmark (2 shops), France (9 shops), Germany (60 shops), Hong Kong (8 shops), Indonesia (2 shops), Ireland (3 shop), Italy (31 shops), Japan (2 shops), Macao (1 shop), Netherlands (13 shops), Norway (2 shop), Russian Federation (1 shops), Saudi Arabia (2 shop), Singapore (1 shop), Sweden (1 shops), Switzerland (10 shop), Turkey (1 shops), United Arab Emirates (1 shop), United Kingdom (108 shops), United States (117 shop)
Marc by Marc Jacobs (321)
Australia (10 shop), Austria (7 shops), Belgium (4 shops), Brazil (1 shop), Canada (19 shops), China (3 shop), Denmark (5 shops), France (9 shops), Germany (46 shops), Hong Kong (2 shops), Indonesia (2 shops), Ireland (1 shop), Italy (17 shops), Japan (17 shops), Macao (1 shop), Malaysia (1 shop), Netherlands (1 shops), Norway (4 shop), Russian Federation (1 shops), Saudi Arabia (1 shop), Singapore (1 shop), Sweden (4 shops), Switzerland (7 shop), Turkey (2 shops), United Kingdom (87 shops), United States (65 shop)
Little Marc (17)
Belgium (1 shops), Brazil (1 shop), Bulgaria (1 shop), France (2 shops), Germany (3 shops), Italy (1 shop), Sweden (1 shops), United States (7 shop)
www.thelabelfinder.com (December 6, 2009)