Marc Jacobs | |
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![]() Jacobs at the 2017 SXSW | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | April 9, 1963
Education | High School of Art and Design Parsons The New School for Design |
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Spouse |
Charly Defrancesco
(m. 2019) |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) |
Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs.[1] At one point, it had over 200 retail stores in 80 countries.[2] 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,[3] and was #14 on Out magazine's 2012 list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".[4]
Jacobs married his longtime partner Charly Defrancesco in 2019.[5]