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Marc Jacobs mentions his grandmother’s strong belief in him, and how she would tell people about his talents while shopping. He talks about designing for women with freedom and integrity, whether it’s a cheap flip‑flop or an expensive dress. He also says he finds people, not clothes, sexy.

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Luxury is about pleasing yourself, not dressing for other people

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I don't see myself as being as big of an influence as other people seem to think.

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I envy the people who go to Paris the first time

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I don't find clothes sexy at all. I find people sexy.

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My opinion about myself is so based on what other people think of me.

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I don’t throw cell phones. I don’t hurt people, I only hurt myself.

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I'd like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they're wearing what they…

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But the customer is the final, final filter. What survives the whole process is what people wear. I'm not interested in making…

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

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Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you…

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I have no problem going on record with this and probably have gone on record with this before, there aren't that many…

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Without any kind of real ego on my part, I just thought, I'm going to approach the people I admire and see…

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I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and…

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Sephora's business is really smart and clever - I'm all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social…

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I think of many people and no one as a muse. I love the way Sofia looks always, and I love the…

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Marc Jacobs is full of creative people and Louis Vuitton is again a name on the door, a name that has existed…

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We don't design by calculator or by demographics or anything like that. We really are a group of creative, sensitive people. We…

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But I'm blessed to work with great people. I collaborate with brilliant stylists both here and in Paris. I work with a…

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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…

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It's so weird how scary it is at the beginning of rehab, and then you bond with the people, and it's really…

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It was never my desire to revolutionize fashion, to make clothes that could be in a museum. I want to create clothes…

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I love to design for women, it's really open and very free. I always think of my friends. I think of both…

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I think something happens with age. And I find this really a lot in what I read from certain art critics: For…

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Fashion is such a fairytale and it is such a fantasy. And it's about metamorphosis and sort of changing yourself and playing…

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

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Fashion is just something money can buy. People who are stylish are free and have no fear in staying true to themselves.…

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When I started working, the big models were people like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. It was a time when there were…

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

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One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they…

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I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've…

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

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A sellout is putting your name on any piece of crap and then expecting people to buy it because it's got your…

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The red carpet doesn't interest me. I think people become all the same; it's like everyone posing from the three-quarter angle in…

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Part of the talent of any company is to surround yourself with people who have good spirit and help you do more…

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I find people sexy, and I find personalities fascinating and sexy and appealing and charming. So a sexy girl wrapped in a…

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I like characters. I like spirited characters whether they exist in fiction or real life. Whether they're the invention of artistic people…

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I think when I started to get in shape and spend time at the gym, I could be better to other people…

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I guess when I look over my shoulder at other designers, I feel like people are so definitive. It's so clear to…

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There is a small world of people who are very interested in contemporary art and a slightly bigger world of people who…

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I do love fashion. I certainly wouldn't suffer all the stress that comes with it if I didn't really love it. I…

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