Marc Jacobs - Biography

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Marc Jacobs Trivia -

He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs. He is the Creative Director of the prestigious French design house Louis Vuitton. He is openly gay. In 2009, he was ranked 15th on Out magazine's annual list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America". He is in a relationship with Brazilian advertising executive Lorenzo Martone. In June of 2009, the couple announced they would hold their wedding in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Marc Jacobs Detailed Biography -

Born April 9, 1963 New York, New York Died Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer, raised in New York. Following his studies at the Parsons School of Design, he became prominent on the fashion scene when he designed a "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis, leading to his immediate dismissal. Jacobs is currently the artistic director for Louis Vuitton, spearheading such collaborations as Stephen Sprouse's graffiti bags and Takashi Murakami's pastel-colored accessories. His own clothing lines, Marc Jacobs and the less expensive Marc By Marc Jacobs, are also extremely popular. Marc Jacobs has been known to design under his own free will without following trends. In Spring 2004/2005, when designers were following the "safari theme'", Marc Jacobs made his collection completely lady-like and the catwalk which the models walked on had an archway of 450,000 roses. For his fall collection in 2005, he got some terrible reviews and some fantastic ones. He is set to bring out a watch collection ths year under the name Marc Jacobs. These watches will be classic and timeless features with a slightly vintage feel. His clothes are available in many countries around the world. Marc Jacobs is Jewish and openly gay. At Marc Jacob's Fall 2005 New York Fashion Week show, the Penn State marching band opened the show with a throbbing rendition of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', giving the audience a feel of being at their 1985 High School Pep Rally for the team. He is very good friends with the likes of Sofia Coppola, Selma Blair and Jessica Stam, and has been known to name his signature Marc Jacobs bags after friends like these.