Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced for approximately 15 years having been discontinued after the 2015 fall/winter collection. At one point there were over 200 retail stores in 80 countries.
He was the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2014. Jacobs was on Time magazine's "2010 Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and was #14 on Out magazine's 2012 list of "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America". He got married on 7 April 2019, to his long time boyfriend Charly Defrancesco.
Marc Jacobs Taps Early 2000s Icons Paris Hilton, Ashanti and More in New Ad Relaunching the Stam Bag
usmagazine.comThe return of a legend! Marc Jacobs is bringing back one of its most iconic accessories with the help of early 2000s It Girls.
The fashion house tapped Paris Hilton, Ashanti, Ashlee Simpson and Selma Blair to star in a new ad that re-introduces the beloved Stam Bag.
The popular design, which features a quilted construction and top handle straps, was first introduced in the fall of 2005 and named after supermodel Jessica Stam — who is also featured in the campaign.
After being discontinued in 2012, the purse became a symbol of the distinct era in fashion, and now it’s back. Stam, 36, looks fierce in the promotional images, rocking a strapless dress, gloves and dramatic dangling earrings.
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