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DESIGNER C.V.
As the fashion-wunderkind emeritus doubles down on his own label post–Louis Vuitton, turns away from the cheap stuff, and (reportedly) plots an IPO, let’s review his résumé. BY J A S O N S H E E L E R Jacobs’s Op Art love started early.
1984
1986
Jacobs is hired at Perry Ellis.
1988
In the fever of late-’90s It-bag madness, none got shoppers as hot as the Stephen Sprouse Speedy.
Jacobs sent this collection to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. They burned it.
1993
1994
1997
Jacobs and business partner Robert Duffy are fired from Perry Ellis.
In 2005 Jacobs earned some quiltedleather cred with the Stam, named for model Jessica Stam.
Louis Vuitton collection, fall 1999.
Returns to his own label with Duffy and in his first show Linda Evangelista walks for free.
Is named creative director of Louis Vuitton.
2010
Gets buff and tattooed (more than 30 so far), and models in his own fragrance ad.
2001
2000
Launches first fragrance.
Debuts the younger, cooler, cheaper line Marc by Marc Jacobs.
The Marc line inspired an industry of imitators.
2013 Has last show for Louis Vuitton and acting debut (the forgettable Disconnect); launches Marc Jacobs Beauty. Launches his 18th fragrance, Decadence, fronted by Adriana Lima, and rumors fly that his and Duffy’s company (partly owned by LVMH) will go public.
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In 2001 Jacobs’s so-called “mouse” slipper (see the whiskers?) elevated everyone’s flats game.
Grunge has never been far from Jacobs’s mind— or runway.
2015 Marc by Marc Jacobs closes, but @themarcjacobs opens an Instagram account. illustration by
K I R S T E N U LV E
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Graduates from Parsons School of Design as designer of the year.
Shows the first Marc Jacobs collection.