Full Name | Marc Jacobs |
Date of Birth | April 9, 1963 |
Age | 61 |
Place of Birth | New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | High School of Art and Design, Parsons The New School for Design |
Fashion Labels | Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton (1997–2014) |
Spouse | Charly Defrancesco (married 2019) |
Notable Awards | Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (France), Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent (1987), Women’s Designer of the Year (1993) |
Career Highlights | Head designer for Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs, Creative director of Louis Vuitton (1997–2014), Time magazine’s “2010 Time 100” list, #14 on Out magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America” (2012) |
Net Worth | Approximately $200 million |
Parents | Father: Agent at the William Morris Agency (deceased when Jacobs was six), Mother: “Mentally ill” according to Jacobs |
Early Life | Grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and moved to live with my paternal grandmother in New York City as a teenager |
High School | Teaneck High School, High School of Art and Design |
Degree | Studied at Parsons School of Design |
Honors | Perry Ellis & Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award, Design Student of the Year (Parsons, 1984) |
Significant Works | Pioneered the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs, contributed to the growth and success of Louis Vuitton as a global brand |