Who is Marc Jacobs?

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Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer and the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as a diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is also the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton.

At aged fifteen Jacobs worked as a stock boy at Charivari, a clothing boutique located in New York City. He later attended The New School, studying at the university's art and design division. Jacobs also studied at the Parsons School of Design. During his time 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.

While still at Parsons, Jacobs designed and sold his first line of hand-knit sweaters. He also designed his first collection for Reuben Thomas Inc under the Sketchbook label. Following his studies at Parsons, Jacobs began to design at the Perry Ellis line after its founder had died. Jacobs became prominent on the fashion scene when he designed a "grunge" collection for Perry Ellis, leading to his dismissal in 1993. With Robert Duffy, Jacobs' creative collaborator, and business partner since the mid-1980s, he formed Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc which continues to this day.

In 1986 Jacobs 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's Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent.