Marc Jacobs 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 having been discontinued after the 2015 fall/winter collection. At one point there were 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 was married on April 6, 2019 to his long time partner, Charly Defrancesco.
| Born: | April 09, 1963, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education: | High School of Art and Design, Parsons The New School for Design |
| Occupation: | Fashion designer |
| Awards: | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (France), MTV VMA Fashion Trailblazer Award 2019 (USA) |
| Twitter: | Marc Jacobs's Twitter profile |
| Instagram: | Marc Jacobs's Instagram profile |
| IMDb: | Marc Jacobs's IMDb |
About Marc Jacobs
Multi-talented clothing and accessory designer chiefly known as the brainchild behind Louis Vuitton as well as his own eponymous line.
Marc Jacobs Before Fame
He won the Perry Ellis Award in 1984 while studying at the Parsons School of Design in NYC.
Achievement of Marc Jacobs
He is the youngest person to have ever been awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent.
Marc Jacobs Family Life
He was in a relationship with adult film star Harry Louis, however the couple broke up in 2013. In April 2018, he proposed to boyfriend Char Defrancesco with a Chipotle flash mob and they married in April 2019.
Associations of Marc Jacobs
He was best friends with model Kate Moss for several years.
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