In 1986 Jacobs designed his first collection with the Marc Jacobs label. The following year, Jacobs received the distinct honor of being the youngest designer ever to be awarded the fashion industry’s highest tribute: The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent.
Marc Jacobs was born in New York City on April 9, 1963. After graduating from the High School of Art and Design in 1981 he entered Parsons School of Design. As a design student at Parsons, Jacobs was the recipient of some of the schools highest honors including Design Student of the Year.
In the fall of 1993, Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc. launched their own licensing and design company: Marc Jacobs International Company, L.P.
Robert Duffy joined Perry Ellis as Vice-President of Women’s Design and President respectively. In 1992, the CFDA once again bestowed Jacobs with a distinct honor: the Women’s Designer of the Year Award for his fabled Grunge Collection.
Jacobs and Duffy joined Louis Vuitton in 1997, Jacobs as Artistic Director and Duffy as Studio Director. They also opened the first Marc Jacobs free standing store on Mercer Street in New York’s Soho district.
The first multi-brand store in the U.S. opened in August 2004 on Boston’s Newbury Street and May 2005 brought the opening of 3 new stores in Los Angeles.
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 locations in Japan (including flagships in Osaka and Aoyama) and five locations in Korea.
The company opened their first free-standing European store in Paris at The Palais Royal in January, 2006 and followed with a London location in February, 2007. In the Spring of 2007 a full line of children’s wear, aptly named Little Marc Jacobs was launched.
In January, 2008 a Marc by Marc Jacobs boutique opened in Chicago’s Bucktown and several limited edition fragrances were launched. The fall brought openings in Paris, Madrid, Istanbul and Athens--all with their first Marc by Marc locations.
The company has expanded to more than 100 stores worldwide. 2009 will bring new stores in London, Sao Paolo and Milan and a Collection store in Chicago.
Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy are committed to giving back to the communities where they have stores and have been involved with over 60 charities. Their continual support of these charitable projects continues to be a top priority.
Active Element FoundationAmerica Coming TogetherArtsconnectionBailey HouseCamp OkizuCancer CareCircle of Life FoundationCity CrittersCity HarvestCitymeals-on-WheelsClimate ProjectCostume Institute at The Metropolitan Creative GrowthMuseum of ArtCrusaid Downtown for DemocracyElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Empire State Pride AgendaFresh ArtFriends of HillaryGift of Hope AIDS HospiceGod’s Love We DeliverGreenwich Village Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community CenterGreenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationHeifer InternationalHetrick-Martin InstituteHousing WorksHudson River Park TrustHudson Valley AIDS AuctionNew Visions for Public SchoolsNew York University Skin and Cancer UnitNorth Beach Citizen’s GroupPAAM (Provincetown Art Association and Museum)Parsons School of DesignPeace One DayPhoenix HousePlanned Parenthood of NYCPost Graduate Center for Public HealthProject Open HandRock and Roll Camp for GirlsRiverkeeperSCAAD (Savannah College of Art and Design)Step Up on SecondThe DoorThe Climate ProjectThe Andy Warhol MuseumThird Wave Foundation
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