Marc Jacobs

Biography

Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his 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.

In February 2018, LVMH confirmed that Baja East co-founder John Targon would join Marc Jacobs as "creative director of contemporary".

On August 26, 2019, Jacobs was presented with MTV's first "Fashion Trailblazer Award" at the Video Music Awards, in partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

In September 2020, Jacobs released Heaven, a polysexual line aimed at a younger audience while blurring gender boundaries. All of the garments incorporated brand signatures to celebrate its history while giving new context to a newer, younger audience, catering to alternative styles. The campaign also featured young rising stars and trendsetters, such as Beabadoobee and Iris Law.

In February 2023, an editorial shoot went viral. The shoot included a smattering of New York City nightlife legends sitting on an extremely long couch. Models included Memphy, Amber Later, Iris Apatow, Mel Ottenberg, Goth Jafar, Anna Sui, Riley Hooker, Gabriette, Dean Kissick, and Richie Shazam. 

The shoot included Marc Jacob as a designer, Eloise Parry as a photographer, Ava Nirui as creative director, Clare Byrne as fashion editor/stylist, Evanie Frausto as a hair stylist, Marcelo Gutierrez as a makeup artist, and Bert Martirosyan as a casting director.