Marc Jacobs 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. May his quotes inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “I still appreciate individuality. Style is much more interesting than fashion really.” Marc Jacobs
2. “I love to take things that are every day and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world.” Marc Jacobs
3. “Fashion isn’t a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It’s a whim. You don’t need it. You want it.” Marc Jacobs
4. “Even mistakes can get you one step further.” Marc Jacobs
5. “Innovation is an evolutionary process, so it’s not necessary to be radical all the time.” Marc Jacobs
6. “I envy the people who go to Paris the first time.” Marc Jacobs
7. “I do think that in order for a company to be interesting to the investment community, there needs to be a plan; there needs to be a bigger retail footprint. There needs to be this idea – DNA, lifestyle, words I hate.” Marc Jacobs
8. “The odd thing about fashion is that you love it and you hate it. As a fashion designer, I love change and I hate change.” Marc Jacobs
9. “Makeup is the finishing touch, the final accessory.” Marc Jacobs
10. “To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.” Marc Jacobs
11. “I love attention.” Marc Jacobs
12. “I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.” Marc Jacobs
13. “I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.” Marc Jacobs
14. “Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you just don’t move.” Marc Jacobs
15. “We have our charmed little world where we get to make things. We’re really lucky.” Marc Jacobs
16. “There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.” Marc Jacobs
17. “Young girls need to learn that sexiness isn’t about being naked.” Marc Jacobs
18. “One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don’t know what they want. They just know when they see it.” Marc Jacobs
19. “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” Marc Jacobs
20. “You can never please everyone, and I think it’s best not to.” Marc Jacobs
21. “I don’t love Photoshop; I like imperfection. It doesn’t mean ugly. I love a girl with a gap between her teeth, versus perfect white veneers. Perfection is just boring. Perfect is what’s natural or real; that is beauty.” Marc Jacobs
22. “I’m not good at hiding my feelings. I’m also not good at lying. I’m very open about everything.” Marc Jacobs
23. “What’s worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up – and when I don’t believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.” Marc Jacobs
24. “Life is a fashion show; the world is your runway.
25. “Fashion is just something money can buy. People who are stylish are free and have no fear in staying true to themselves. Plus, style is infinitely more interesting.” Marc Jacobs
26. “Fashion is such a fairy-tale and it is such a fantasy. And it’s about metamorphosis and sort of changing yourself and playing a part that you want people to see.” Marc Jacobs
27. “It’s the things that aren’t accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive.” Marc Jacobs
28. “I like to make things. I like making choices, choosing colors, evoking a spirit, a change.” Marc Jacobs
29. “Any opportunity to adorn oneself is human, and accessories are an easy way to do it.” Marc Jacobs
30. “Luxury is about pleasing yourself, not dressing for other people.” Marc Jacobs
31. “Creativity in any form stimulates creativity in every form, music, arts, literature. I find inspiration in anything. It’s all the same.” Marc Jacobs
32. “Shine is my favorite color.” Marc Jacobs
33. “Sometimes, you just have to clear your head and get out to see other things. It is very important to be nourished. I love to go to museums and galleries, I like to see theatre, film, dance – anything creative. It doesn’t promise you inspiration, but it nourishes your creative soul, and that’s good.” Marc Jacobs
34. “I am a perfect being in a perfect world.” Marc Jacobs
35. “Let’s do what we love and do a lot of it.” Marc Jacobs
