Marc Jacobs, the American fashion giant, is getting honored by Savannah College of Art and Design at their annual fashion show on May 19, at the Trustees theatre.Marc has made himself a big name in the fashion industry in the last few years.
Born on April 9, 1963, in New York, this man made his mark in the fashion industry with his innovative designs with contemporary and fresh looks. He attended the High School of Art and Design and graduated in 1981. After that, Jacobs entered the Parsons School of Design in New York City. 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.The year 1984 saw , Jacobs and Robert Duffy coming together and forming the partnership company , Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc., which continues to this day. In 1987, Jacobs received the distinct honor of being the youngest designer to be awarded the fashion industries highest tribute: The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent. He is honoured six times by the council of Fashion Designers of America.
Jacobs has designed a variety of fashion items such as fragrances, eyewear, accessories, and home furnishing collection under the brand name Marc Jacobs Collection.
In 2006, brought out a watch collection under the brand of Marc Jacobs. These watches feature classic and timeless aesthetics with a slightly vintage feel. His clothes are available in a few boutiques around the world including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei.
Details about his collection can be found at www.marcjacobs.com.
At the SCAD show Mark will be awarded with the Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award by Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley and SCAD President Paula S. Wallace. The award has been presented successively to fashion legends Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford and Vera Wang. Talley said,
Marc Jacobs is one of America's originals. He defines fashion with his work under his own label and for the past decade has created at Louis Vuitton a new world of fashion.
The 2007 SCAD fashion show matinee at 4 p.m. is $20 per person, $10 per person with a SCAD ID and for the 8 p.m. show are $50 per person and $25 per person with a SCAD ID, and are limited to four per person for both shows. Tickets can be purchased beginning May 1 at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St., or charged by phone at 912.525.5050.
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