MARC JACOBS

Marc Jacobs was born on April 9th, 1963 in New York City. His first designed collection was for Reuben Thomas' Sketchbook label. From his experience there he designed his first Marc Jacobs collection in 1986. He joined the team of Perry Ellis in 1989, and 8 years later, became the artistic director for Louis Vuitton. Jacobs has spearheaded such notable collaborations as Stephen Sprouse's graffiti bags, Takashi Murakami's pastel-colored accessories, the first ready-to-wear Louis Vuitton line and his own clothing line, Marc Jacobs. His clothes are available in boutiques around the world including Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Paris, London, tokyo, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, and Savannah, Georgia. He is slated to bring out a watch collection this year under his Marc Jacobs label.


Jacobs is currently the artistic director for Louis Vuitton, a position he assumed in 1997. At Vuitton Jacobs has spearheaded such notable collaborations as Stephen Sprouse's graffiti bags, Takashi Murakami's pastel-colored accessories, and the first ready-to-wear line marketed under the Louis Vuitton imprimateur (designed by Jacobs). His own clothing lines, Marc Jacobs and the less but still expensive diffusion line Marc By Marc Jacobs (which he created in 2000), are also extremely popular.