38 Inspiring Marc Jacobs Quotes (FASHION)

Updated onDecember 1, 2023

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Life is a fashion show, the world is your runway.

I think it's an old fashioned notion that fashion needs to be exclusive to be fashionable. — I think it’s an old fashioned notion that fashion needs to be exclusive to be fashionable.

To me, clothing is a form of self-expression - there are hints about who you are in what you wear. — To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.

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

I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.

Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.

Innovation is an evolutionary process, so it's not necessary to be radical all the time. — Innovation is an evolutionary process, so it’s not necessary to be radical all the time.

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

You can never please everyone, and I think it's best not to. — You can never please everyone, and I think it’s best not to.

Luxury is about pleasing yourself, not dressing for other people. — Luxury is about pleasing yourself, not dressing for other people.

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“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.”
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It's the things that aren't accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive. — It’s the things that aren’t accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive.

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

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

I want to see women in pantsuits or two pieces, even something a little bit gaudy. It's so much more exciting than just another nice dress. — I want to see women in pantsuits or two pieces, even something a little bit gaudy. It’s so much more exciting than just another nice dress.

We want to do sweaters for dogs and call it 'Bark Jacobs.' If it works, great. If it doesn't, we'll drop it and do something different. — We want to do sweaters for dogs and call it ‘Bark Jacobs.’ If it works, great. If it doesn’t, we’ll drop it and do something different.

Young girls need to learn that sexiness isn’t about being naked.

As long as fashion means you can become a rock star just by changing your clothes, then it’s fine with me.

I love the entire ritual of getting dressed. The whole is equal to the sum of its parts.

Fashion isn’t a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It’s a whim. You don’t need it. You want it.

Real fashion is something you don't need - it's something you want. — Real fashion is something you don’t need – it’s something you want.

There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.

I love taking something cheap and tacky and making it luxe.

But the customer is the final, final filter. What survives the whole process is what people wear. I'm not interested in making clothes that end up in some dusty museum. — But the customer is the final, final filter. What survives the whole process is what people wear. I’m not interested in making clothes that end up in some dusty museum.

I think of fashion like that. It’s just entertainment of another sort.

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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 just don't move. — 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.

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. — 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.

Even mistakes can get you one step further.

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. — 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.

Let's do what we love and do a lot of it. — Let’s do what we love and do a lot of it.

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

Living in the past or living in the future - those aren't real. The moment is now, and that's where safety and comfort and all that good stuff is. — Living in the past or living in the future – those aren’t real. The moment is now, and that’s where safety and comfort and all that good stuff is.

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

I hate this idea that you have to love somebody because they are your family. Nobody can tell me what I'm supposed to feel and who I am supposed to feel it for. — I hate this idea that you have to love somebody because they are your family. Nobody can tell me what I’m supposed to feel and who I am supposed to feel it for.

I think music and art and fashion designers inspire me and I like characters. — I think music and art and fashion designers inspire me and I like characters.

I really do believe that art changes the landscape of the world.

I like to make things. I like making choices, choosing colors, evoking a spirit, a change. — I like to make things. I like making choices, choosing colors, evoking a spirit, a change.

I guess it was obvious from the start... All the other kids wanted toys for Christmas; I was the only one happy with a sweater. — I guess it was obvious from the start… All the other kids wanted toys for Christmas; I was the only one happy with a sweater.

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