3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I don’t think, ‘Gee, I’d like to dress this person.’ There was a picture in Us magazine. It was a jersey dress, and Courtney Love was wearing it. I have this thing about Courtney Love, this funny worship.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs In terms of having a business, I wanted to let it go beyond what my personal taste is. Basically, I’m in a kilt and a white shirt every day. So, you know, I don’t have a lot of scope, and I’m really picky about what I wear.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs It just seemed too weird to me. I don’t know, maybe they were smoking a joint in the car downstairs from their parents’ apartment. I had to go that far to put together a scenario of how they could have possibly recognized me.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and watch Friends on TV. I take my dog to the office there, and I walk to work sometimes.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I mean, I’d love to have a private jet – I know people who fly by private jet all the time… I’ve hitched a ride a few times and it is not overrated at all it’s a great way to travel!
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I wouldn’t know how to find eBay on the computer if my life depended on it.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs Marc Jacobs is full of creative people and Louis Vuitton is again a name on the door, a name that has existed for many years but I’m a collaborator there and I bring in other people, other artists and I work with a great creative design team.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I always find it kind of embarrassing, kind of funny, and kind of exciting. In New York I’m recognized a lot, although nobody says anything. You know, they stare at you just a second too long. But in Paris it’s not as commonplace to be recognized.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs It’s quite nice to see that I didn’t have to change who I was to reach two very different types of people.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs For so many years, I felt so insecure, so inferior, and I still have those moments, but I have a newfound confidence since I got in shape and changed my diet.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs But I’m blessed to work with great people. I collaborate with brilliant stylists both here and in Paris. I work with a great design team. I really allow everyone to bring their ideas. I almost rely on them to inspire me.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I have no problem going on record with this and probably have gone on record with this before, there aren’t that many people who I respect. There just aren’t.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, ‘Marc Jacobs!’ in a French accent.
3 December 2020 Marc Jacobs I think journalists have the right to their opinions but I think their opinions should be based on history and what they see, not what they feel, how long they’ve been waiting or whether it’s raining or it’s snowing or whatever.
