Marc Jacobs was born in New York City in 1963. After his father passed away when he was young, Jacobs moved in with his grandmother which helped shape his life. He later attended the Parsons School of Design and took a position at Perry Ellis, before starting his own successful fashion label. Christian Louboutin was born in France in 1963 and started designing shoes as a teenager. He launched his own women's shoe line in the early 1990s and became known for his signature red soles in 1993. He has since expanded into women's handbags and men's shoes. Donatella Versace grew up in Italy surrounded by fashion, as her mother was a dressmaker and brother Gianni Versace