Quotes by Marc Jacobs

To me, beauty and makeup and color is like the finishing touch on everything.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

I still appreciate individuality. Style is much more interesting than fashion, really.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

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

Love

When you see a fashion show, you see those seven minutes of what was six months of tedious work of, you know, going up an inch and down an inch, changing it from one shade of red to another shade of red. So it's the same as any creative process. The result is what we see, but the process is really labor intensive and work.

— Marc Jacobs

Success

I don't know, but I always loved that image of a girl putting toenail polish on a guy - her boyfriend, or something like that. Or a guy waking up in the morning and reaching over and putting on his girlfriend's shirt. Like Keith Richards putting on one of Anita Pallenberg's blouses, or Courtney Love putting nail polish on Kurt Cobain.

— Marc Jacobs

Love

I think scent is sensual. I guess evoking a mood or a spirit is key, and I think with the women's fragrances we have evoked different types, moods or sensibilities of a woman - whether it's Daisy with the sweetness and the innocence or Lola which is more provocative, sexy and sultry.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

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

Love

Any opportunity to adorn oneself is human, and accessories are an easy way to do it.

— Marc Jacobs

Life

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

Success

I don't want to sound too silly or pretentious about this, but, you know, I love being in Paris. I love working at Louis Vuitton. I love fashion. That's why I do it. No one's forcing me to do this. And nobody forces anyone to buy it. It's a real love affair.

— Marc Jacobs

Love

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

There is a small world of people who are very interested in contemporary art and a slightly bigger world of people who look at contemporary art. But then there is a much larger world that doesn't realise how influential art is on things that they actually look at.

— Marc Jacobs

Life

Luxury is anything you don't need, right? I mean, you need food, water, clothing, shelter... but good wine, good food, beautiful interiors, nice clothes; those aren't necessities, they are luxuries - it's all luxury.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

You can go to Graff and buy a diamond that's flawless. You aren't going to be able to buy the same diamond at Fortunoff, but it's still a diamond you can enjoy. If fashion can allow you to have the Chanel mystique through a lipstick, then why shouldn't art allow you to have that through a sweatshirt that says 'Cremaster' on it?

— Marc Jacobs

Happiness

No one ever said 'no' to me about anything. No one ever told me anything was wrong. Never. No one ever said, 'You can't be a fashion designer.' No one ever said, 'You're a boy and you can't take tap-dancing lessons.' No one ever said, 'You're a boy and you can't have long hair.'

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

We don't need fashion to survive, we just desire it so much.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world.

— Marc Jacobs

Love

It's quite nice to see that I didn't have to change who I was to reach two very different types of people.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

I'm not good at hiding my feelings. I'm also not good at lying. I'm very open about everything.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

It's sometimes said that I'm rebellious and I do things to push people's buttons, but I just like the challenge.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

I think there is something about luxury - it's not something people need, but it's what they want. It really pulls at their heart.

— Marc Jacobs

Love

Whether it's an $11 flip-flop or a $2 key ring or a $2,000 dress, they're all done with integrity. They're all done with a design sense. As long as the creativity exists, then I don't think it's a sellout. A sellout is putting your name on any piece of crap and then expecting people to buy it because it's got your name on it.

— Marc Jacobs

Wisdom

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

Love