Marc Jacobs on social media. Shop The Gift Gallery now: marcjacobs. Photog… twitter. Shop now: marcjacobs. Louis Vuitton. Display list of Houses. Read also. Filter by: Sections Group. Business groups LVMH. No one ever said, 'You can't be a fashion designer. Yet, for all his freedoms, Jacobs stayed focused on his dreams of becoming an important designer. By the age of 15, he was attending the High School of Art and Design during the day and, after school, working at the upscale clothing boutique Charivari.
The staff of Charivari allowed their young stockboy to design sweaters for the store in between his tasks of folding clothes and dressing mannequins. The work helped Jacobs land a spot at the coveted Parsons School for Design, where he stood out among his classmates by winning both the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award and Design Student of the Year at graduation in Just after graduating, at the age of 21, he designed his first collection for the label Sketchbook for Reuben Thomas.
He cited the visually rich films Amadeus and Purple Rain his inspirations for the line. Jacobs took over as the women's-wear designer for Perry Ellis, where he won the prestigious CFDA prize for Womenswear Designer of the Year an award he would win again in In , after Perry Ellis shuttered its manufacturing operations—and after Jacobs sent out a "grunge" collection for the label that critics loved but the company hated — Jacobs struck out on his own.
With financial backing from his former bosses, he started his own company with longtime business partner Robert Duffy. The Marc Jacobs label soon proved a success.
In , Jacobs was named creative director of the Louis Vuitton house of luxury goods in Paris. The job was a professional triumph, but it brought new pressures that threw Jacobs's personal life into a tailspin. He began a period of heavy drug use, with near-nightly binges of cocaine, heroin and alcohol. He checked into rehab in She was the most important person in his life. Palomo-Lovinski However, two years later, Jacobs launched his own line and, although some critized his collection, it was a success.
Marc Jacobs designs reflects the zeitgeists of the s. It was a time if hippies, grunge, punk rock, and fringe. It was the era of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Not only do his designs represent the spirit of the times, but he seems like he lived his personal life the same way. He designs are know for being wild, bright, edgy, and cool.
He designs have sex appeal with a touch of grunge. Jacobs was greatly influenced by other designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli and Halston. Schiaparelli never took her deigns to seriously and it is said that she had a great sense of humor and it came through in her creations. I believe the same is true with Marc Jacobs. There really is not much that has not influenced Jacobs, from everything pop culture, weather it be music, films, or style, to contemporary art. Marc Jacobs does not have a consistent aesthetic and he is not afraid to change his designs and ideas season after season.
His main goal is to make clothes that are wearable and approachable to women. Derek Lim has been inspired by Jacobs designs of sporty mixed with luxury.
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