Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer and the creative director of his namesake fashion brands Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs. He is also the current creative director of luxury French fashion house Louis Vuitton. Jacobs studied at Parsons School of Design and won several awards as a student. He first gained recognition for his "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis in the 1980s. In 1997, he was appointed creative director of Louis Vuitton where he has collaborated with many artists. Jacobs continues to lead both his own brands and Louis Vuitton today.

1. MARC JACOBS

2. MARC JACOBS (born April 9, 1963)is an American
fashion designer and the head designer for Marc Jacobs,
as well as the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs
is currently the Creative Director of the French design
house Louis Vuitton.

3. Early life
Marc Jacobs was born in New York City.
He attended The New School and later Parsons The
New School for Design.
At fifteen, Jacobs worked as a stock boy at
Charivari, an avant-garde clothing boutique in New
York City.
During his tenure at Parsons, Jacobs won the Perry
Ellis Gold Thimble Award in 1984 and in the same
year was also awarded the Chester Weinberg Gold
Thimble Award and the Design Student of the Year
Award.

4. Recognition
 He designed his first collection for Reuben Thomas,
Inc., under the Sketchbook label.
Following his studies at Parsons, Jacobs became
prominent on the fashion scene when he designed a
"grunge" collection for Perry Ellis.
With Robert Duffy, he formed Jacobs Duffy Designs
Inc., which continues to this day. In 1986, he designed
his first collection bearing the Marc Jacobs label.
In 1987, Jacobs was the youngest designer to have
ever been awarded the fashion industry's highest
tribute, The Council of Fashion Designers of America
(CFDA)Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent.

5. Marc Jacobs, Christy Turlington, &
Robert Duffy, 2002

6. Louis Vuitton
In 1997, Jacobs was appointed Creative Director of
luxury French fashion house, Louis Vuitton, where he
created the company's first ready-to-wear line.
Jacobs has collaborated with many popular artists for
his Louis Vuitton collections like Stephen Sprouse,
Takashi Murakami and most recently American artist
Richard Prince and rapper Kanye West.
Jacobs and Duffy joined Louis Vuitton in 1997, Jacobs
as Artistic Director and Duffy as Studio Director.

7. Louis Vuitton
Product

8. Marc Jacobs
 In recent
years, the Marc Jacobs brand has increased the
number of boutiques and direct point of service locations.
 Some of these branded showrooms present only a certain
portion of the company's several brands (The Marc Jacobs
Collection, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Little Marc, a children's
line).
 Marc Jacobs boutiques in the United States include multiple
locations in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well
as shops in Boston, Bal Harbour, Las Vegas, Guam, Chicago,
Savannah, and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

10. Multiple freestanding
stores and shop–in-
shops continue to
open domestically and
across the Far East.
Currently Marc Jacobs
Collection and Marc by
Marc Jacobs stores can
be found in four
locations in Hong
Kong, four locations in
Taiwan, twenty-five
Hong Kong Marc by Marc Jacobs store, locations in Japan and
photographed by Paul Warcho
five locations in Korea

11. New Perfume For Men, BANG

12. Present Scenario
 As of 2010, Jacobs remains the Creative Director
for Louis Vuitton.