Unless you live in a cave, you should know by now that Marc Jacobs, is no doubt, one of America's (and the world's) leading fashion designers.


"Despite whatever rumors you may have heard, I'm not out of my mind."
-- Marc Jacobs, 2007

I have a soft spot for this man. I really do. I started becoming fashion-obsessed right about the time when he took over Louis Vuitton, which is during my early teens. Suffice to say, his creations (for his own line, Marc Jacobs, his diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs and Louis and insight became part of my daily inspiration over the years.

From hardcore fashion critics such as Suzy Menkes (International Herald Tribune) who labeled his main line collection for Spring 2008 as a "freak show" to his on-and-off relationship with Jason Preston, his work and personal life made a lot of headlines as of late. While most designers keep their private lives away from public view, no other fashion designer (at least to my knowledge) is constantly on the media because of their personal issues. Because Marc is always out there, it makes him more... I dunno... "he's just like us" real.

I like to think that famous people are nothing but figments of my imagination. With all the things that are written about them these days, barely anyone knows what's real or not and the only way to know the facts is to get them straight from the horse's mouth. Unfortunately, I doubt there's a chance in this lifetime I'll get to meet Marc and without interacting with him on a personal and 'real' scale, he'll remain as someone who is part of (like most things 'fashion') a fantasy.

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