Designers

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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Watch: The Cast of Glee Performs Bowie’s ‘Fashion’ On the Runway for Fashion’s Night Out

The Cut just posted the full Fashion’s Night Out promo featuring the cast of Glee performing ‘Fashion.’ Highlights include Jane Lynch doing claw hands, Heather Morris’ dancing (we wish there were more!) and Lea Michele‘s sexy Balmain mini. Though we almost prefer Dianna Agron in Marc Jacobs and a short blond bob. Lowlights include that Lea Michele, who has a great set of pipes, somehow sounds way more Britney than Bowie. But no one can be like Bowie. And now this makes us crave Bowie.

Here you go:

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Cats

11 Fall Ad Campaigns Improved by Cats

Here at Fashionista, we spend a lot of time looking at designers’ ad campaigns, especially within the last few weeks as the fall ads drop. We’ve even dedicated four slideshows to ranking them. After seeing the same ads in September issue after September issue, you can’t blame us for wanting to find a new way to look at them. Inspired by a recent post on OC Weekly, we realized we could actually improve the fall ads using photoshop and pictures of something else we spend a lot of time looking at: cats. So, without further ado, here are 11 fall ad campaigns improved by some adorable cats.

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Report: Marc Jacobs to Dior, Phoebe Philo to Louis Vuitton

After months of speculation and rumors about who would replace John Galliano at Dior, the latest report from WWD has Marc Jacobs in talks to take over at the storied French house.

The news flies in the face of the most recent Dior rumors, which suggested that LVMH chair Bernard Arnault would install a lesser known designer at the helm. Of course, if Jacobs is appointed as creative director at Dior, he would vacate his post at Louis Vuitton, and a major reshuffling at LVMH would ensue. WWD is reporting that Phoebe Philo‘s massive success at Celine makes her the frontrunner to replace Jacobs at Louis Vuitton (not to fret, Philo-files, she will reportedly stay on as creative designer at Celine, too).

None of this is set in stone yet–neither Jacobs nor Dior have commented on the report and a source told WWD that “a deal with Jacobs is not assured, but that the American designer and Dior management are so far ‘excited’ about the prospect.”

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Magazines

It’s a Mod Mod World Once Again: Let’s Take a Look at the Editorials

Few trends have as long a shelf life as mod, though it could be because this ’60s trend is the style that never actually goes out of style.

In 1995, Marc Jacobs told Vogue that the sixties was the most “modern period in fashion,” and that “if I saw those clothes walking down the street today, I would say they looked modern, experimental and classic.” This was, of course, during a time when mod was having yet another resurgence, but the point remains. A shift dress never seems to go the way of the Dodo.

The ’60s youthquake hit fall collections like Prada, Burberry Prorsum, Alberta Ferretti, and Jil Sander, showing clean lines, bright colors and the occasional crazy headgear. Fashion editors are translating them to magazine pages at an alarming rate, and we can’t get enough of it.

Last fall saw a focus on the 50s bombshell, while the present takes inspiration from Twiggy. Is the 70s set for next year? Time will tell on that one, but for now click through to take a look at some of the standout mod editorials for fall.

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Fashion Is Fun

10 Engaged Celebs and The Wedding Dresses We’d Most Like to See Them In

The Kates were only the beginning.

Remember when everyone in Hollywood was pregnant? Now, they all seem to be engaged. The most recent starlet to get a ring put on it is the always-stylish Carey Mulligan, whose engagement to Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford was announced yesterday.

A ton of other well-heeled celebs are planning to tie the knot, from Kim Kardashian to Sofia Coppola to Natalie Portman to Zoe Saldana. And since it’s currently wedding season, we thought this would be a good time to speculate on what dresses those celebs might wear down the aisle. Or, at least, what we would like them to wear.

Click through to see our picks!

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  • Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 / 8:56 PM
Campaigns

Marc Jacobs’ Mens Campaign Features Bare Bums, Balls and Balloons

If you liked Marc Jacobs’ womenswear ads featuring Helena Bonham-Carter, then you’ll love the menswear ads for the label.

The Juergen Teller lensed images feature artist 53-year-old Cerith Wyn Evans cavorting around pantless, sometimes with balloons. Sometimes with said balloons tied around his bits (don’t worry they don’t float away). Needless to say, this is all a tad NSFW.

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The Best Runway Bridal Looks Fit for Kate Moss

Let’s be honest, Kate Moss could have worn anything for her walk down the aisle with Jamie Hince and would have looked amazing.

While her Galliano-designed dress is absolutely stunning, it is a rather safe choice for the risk-taking style icon.

We’ve decided to bring you a roundup of all the best white looks from the runways, as a helpful comparison. Perhaps Moss should’ve gone a more wild route with a Viktor & Rolf creation or veered toward the classic in Narciso Rodriguez?

Check out the white ensembles we’ve selected. And let us know if you like Moss’ choice or think she could have gone more daring.

And remember, there’s still more Moss-mania to come – her reception dress is designed by Stella McCartney. Could it be one of the paillette options we’ve selected?

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Helena Bonham Carter Has Never Met Marc Jacobs Plus Other Weird Confessions About the Campaign

We love Helena Bonham Carter. We love Marc Jacobs. We love Marc Jacobs’ fall campaign, in which Helena Bonham Carter stars. We assumed Marc and Helena were BFF. We were wrong.

Elle.com recently caught up with the actress, who revealed she’s never actually met the designer. “I’ve never met Marc, but I’ve always admired his clothes,” she said. Bonham Carter also revealed that while she had a great time–”I just had a great day, I was amazed I was paid to do it”–there was one rule: her shoes had to be mismatched. “In fact there were strict instructions, ‘Please make sure she wears shoes that were different colors,’” she told the website.

We guess for one day of fun with Juergen Teller–and probably a nice paycheck, too–wearing mismatched shoes on command isn’t a bad thing.

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Magazines

Marc Jacobs Plays Dress Up With Prada’s Fall 2011 Collection in Industrie

Katie Grand styled Marc Jacobs for a spread in the latest issue of Industrie magazine called “Prada, I’m your biggest fan: Marc Jacobs comes out as a Miuccia maniac.” The 10-page spread, Industrie‘s second in which Marc dresses up in womens clothing, shows the designer dressed in various head-to-toe looks from Prada’s fall 2011 collection. Marc, clearly a voracious Prada fan, was shot by Manuela Pavesi, Micciua’s best friend. Quoted in the spread is Miuccia herself: “Of course I like Marc dressing in Prada very much. I think he is very brave and, most important of all, he looks completely acceptable and elegant. He has a real spirit and I like his work.”

A perennial fan of skirts, Marc’s love of wearing Prada womenswear is not relegated to the pages of magazines. “I got through this dreary winter by coming to work each day dressed in Cat-in-the-hat fur boas, striped pencil skirts, hospital scrubs, correctional-facility tops and brogue/espadrille/creeper-style shoes-all Prada. Some men’s, and some from the women’s collection.”

According to Katie Grand, Marc bought two of every skirt from the collection–one for New York and one for Paris. We’re jealous. It’s nice to see two designers supporting each other. Click through for the full spread.

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  • Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 / 2:31 PM
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Weird Al’s Born This Way, a Music Muse Spread and the Latest Carine Rumors

W’s Music Muse Spread: An awesome photo slide show from the magazine’s current issue captures fashion designers with their musical inspirations. Amazing pairs include Rodarte and Kanye, M.I.A. and Donatella Versace, Karl and Janelle Monae (Lagerfeld’s quote: “And Janelle rhyme’s with Chanel, no?”). {W}

Carine Roitfeld To Launch An Independent Magazine? Forget about French Harper’s Bazaar. The latest rumor swirling around Paris is that the stylist might launch her own indie magazine. Sounds similar to what Olivier Zahm was spewing at New York Fashion Week last February. {Hint}

Weird Al Parodies Born This Way: It’s hilarious, especially since Al’s head is digitally fixed onto a male dancer’s body and sort of bobbles. {Styleite}

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Ranking the Fall Ads, Part 1

Just as summer temperatures are rising, the fashion world is bracing for the fall with ad campaigns being released by the minute.

So far we’ve seen Prada’s girlish campaign of new models, Helena Bonham Carter making faces for Marc Jacobs, and lap dogs and handcuffs at Louis Vuitton.

It sure seems like the trend in fall advertising is to present a forceful image that reeks of brand identity, meaning: all the ads you’re about to see are amazingly great. Even though they’re ranked from 1 to 14, they’re mostly in the A+ range.

Click through our slide show of fall’s campaigns and let us know which is your favorite!

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Karen Elson in Valentino, Elle Fanning in Marc Jacobs and More

This week, our girl Elle Fanning made magic in Marc Jacobs, Karen Elson wowed in Valentino, Diane Kruger glowed in Alessandra Rich with Joshua Jackson at her side, and Rose Byrne let her hair down in Christian Cota.

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