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Marc Jacobs

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.

A graduate of Parsons, the New York City native launched his line alongside his current business partner, Robert Duffy, in 1986 with the backing of a Japanese company. In 1989, Jacobs was appointed the creative director of Perry Ellis, but was notoriously fired in 1992 after presenting his then-reviled Grunge collection (now, naturally, hailed as a seminal nineties moment). Emerging as an indie darling over the next few years, Jacobs accepted the position of creative director at Louis Vuitton in 1997, in part to finance the Marc Jacobs business, which LVMH subsequently bought. Today, Marc Jacobs is a global brand that also produces menswear, accessories, childrenswear, home furnishings, jewelry, watches, and fragrances…and the Man of Contradictions has taken home seven major awards from the CFDA.

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Alexander Wang is Expanding Eastward: Alex Wang is breaking the typical fashion business expansion mould (West followed by Eastern markets) with plans to open fourteen locations in Asia in the next year. The designer, who has no plans yet to open any more US stores (he currently has only one in NYC) says he has seen “the progression” of fashion in China years after his mom tried to (lovingly) pressure him into moving there. Wang’s 4,000-sq-ft Beijing flagship store will open its doors next month. {WWD}

Are Adam Levine and Anne V. Dunzo? Rumor has it that genetically-blessed couple Adam and Anne have parted ways after two years of unwedded bliss. The Maroon 5 star was looking “really heartbroken” at a Super Bowl party. Hm. {NY Post}

South Park Strips Down for Marc Jacobs: Following in the nudie footsteps of Victoria Beckham and Naomi Campbell, the cast of South Park have stripped down for some Marc Jacobs tees benefitting The Interdisciplinary Melanoma Cooperative Group at NYU. Thankfully, Muscle Man Marc’s former co-stars have some strategically placed lettering preserving their modesty on the $35 tees – which are really, really funny. {WWD}

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Remember when Marc Jacobs was an awkward, bespectacled, long-haired, slightly chubby, kinda dirty-looking guy who looked like he never left his studio? We do, and we’ll admit it: sometimes, we kind of miss him. He just seemed so self-deprecating and smart and relatable and like he was all about his craft and he and Sofia Coppola just hung out and watched movies in bed all the time. We’ve never completely understood why the designer felt the need to transform into the tanned, beefed-up, overly groomed person he is today–until now.

In an interview with The Talks, Jacobs dishes about his approach to making clothes, finding happiness and actually talks a lot about his decision to get in shape and transform his own image and how that helped him relate to his customer. Click through for the best bits.

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I decided to enter the New Yorker cartoon caption contest for the first time this week (cross your fingers for “Shut up, Kim Kardaspian”!) which got me thinking about how all fashion ads are really begging for captions. That Lanvin campaign with snakes randomly strewn about? It needed a caption! So did morning-after Balenciaga and [...]

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We’re guessing this is Marc Jacobs’ interpretation of Tarzan. In their latest brand video, a male model emerges from the “jungle,” which actually looks like a golf course, wearing nothing more than a pair of Marc Jacobs underwear. He then proceeds to hunt down Marc Jacobs’ latest special items as if they were animal prey.

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Well… it’s a little bit more complicated than that…but we agreed that it was probably best for everyone. –Marc Jacobs, finally, officially, confirms to the Telegraph that he is not going to Dior and will stay at Louis Vuitton. Here’s what else he had to say about the decision–which may or may not have been [...]

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Is Anna Wintour the Oprah of the fashion industry? The Vogue editrix’s support of Barack Obama over the years has been no secret. Her $30,000+ per person fundraisers for the commander-in-chief–one at her home and one at Harvey Weinstein’s–were highly publicized and practically shut down all of downtown Manhattan last year. In addition to raising tons of money for the DNC, the events drew a star-studded crowd of celebrities and designers.

So as Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign gets underway, Anna is using her pull with the fashion crowd to support him. First up, another event, co-hosted by Scarlett Johansson in conjunction with a new initiative assembled by Vogue called Runway to Win.

Runway to Win will showcase exclusive products created by 22 designers to be sold online at runwaytowin.com with proceeds benefiting the Obama Victory Fund, WWD is reporting.

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Ecco Domani Announces Fashion Foundation Award Winners: Haus Alkire, Corell Corell, and Tim Coppens are amongst the seven up-and-coming designers who received the honor along with $25,000 grants to build their brands, and prepare for New York Fashion Week. Good luck! We can’t wait to see what these young designers have to offer. {WWD subscription required}

Marc Jacobs v. Patrice Lataillade Settle Out of Court: The company has settled with former employee Patrice Lataillade, who claimed he was fired after complaining about president Robert Duffy’s inappropriate behavior and sexual discrimination. {Vogue UK}

The UK Telegraph Has Found Suzy Menkes’ Hair Inspiration: We knew that coif couldn’t have come out of nowhere! The Telegraph tweeted a photo of an early 1700s porcelain plate featuring a woman with the same ‘do. Okay, Suzy, we see your colonial era swag! Werk! {Fashion Foie Gras}

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Prabal Gurung Designs Uniforms For Sephora: Why couldn’t this happen while we were working retail? For the first time since 2001, the cosmetics and beauty retailer is changing their uniform, and using the talents of Prabal Gurung to make their staff look fresh ta def. WWD reports the new uniform choices will include a “black shift dress with red trim and a fitted black pantsuit with red accents for women, and a black shirt, black sweater with red accents and black pants for men.” Haute! {WWD Subscription required}

Jennifer Garner Is so Adorable on InStyle: The actress and soon-to-be mommy x3 covers the January issue of the glossy. But she doesn’t think she’s as cute as we do (!): “I wish I was one of those cute pregnant girls who wear skinny jeans throughout their pregnancies. But I just gain weight.” You’re pregnant! You’re supposed to! {JustJared}

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Taking fuddy duddy, traditionally American things and turning them into high fashion seems to be a budding trend. (See: Glamping.) The latest target of the luxury fashion world’s makeover is everyone’s favorite holiday tradition: The Christmas Sweater.

Somewhere between classy (as defined by Derek Blasberg) and campy (as defined by Corky St. Clair) is this list of Christmas sweaters from big name designers like Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs. It’s the best new mix of high and low, plus you’ll probably wear these Christmas sweaters again, as opposed to the one your mom made you with yarn and a hot glue gun. (Sorry, Mom!)

Check out the festive options available for Christmas and get in the holiday spirit!

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