280 Quotes by Marc Jacobs

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

We live in a world where people are really hungry for information, and they’re not hungry for information on subjects that they’re not interested in.

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.

I’d like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they’re wearing what they like and what suits them. It’s not a status thing.

I’ve learned a lot about doing accessories and making shoes and handbags. I don’t think my perspective has really changed. The subtlety of understanding yarns, what makes a fabric what it is – I’ve learned technical skills and more about the craft.

I’m someone who came to Paris as a teenager, and I dreamed of coming back to Paris as a visitor. I never dreamed of having a job at the biggest luxury house in Paris and, you know, 15 odd years later, I’m still here.

Sephora’s business is really smart and clever – I’m all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social experience of shopping.

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. Even if it’s weird, it’s very particular to me. And you can’t make a business out of what I would wear. We’d be out of business.

Sofia is so active, and she made The Virgin Suicides, which I thought was great – all these things are inspiring to me, not in terms of creating a particular dress, but just in terms of knowing that there is this type of woman out there.