NYFW Spring 2017: Marc Jacobs

Bolds, brights and major platforms were the order of the day

By The LifeMinute Team

September 15, 2016

Fifty-three year old designer Marc Jacobs' recent show was like many of his others--bold, bright and full of references to the past. As models-of-the-moment Gigi and Bella Hadid stalked the runway wearing colorful, raver-like looks, celebrities such as Tracee Ellis Ross, Sofia Coppola and Zosia Mamet looked on.

Jacobs' career spans decades. In 1986 he launched his first collection. Next up was a stint at Perry Ellis. He then joined Louis Vuitton in 1997, a job that lasted until 2014 when he left to focus on his own brand.

Today there are over 200 Marc Jacobs stores in 80 countries. The gay-rights activist and social-media maven is an unapologetic fan of stirring things up, as evidenced by the rainbow-colored dreadlocks he showed this season (for which he ultimately apologized).

Fashion-World Favorite

Pearl-encrusted platform boots, short shorts, bold shoulders and shocking pink ruled the runway during the recent show. "Marc Jacobs has totally redesigned the world of fashion in New York City and globally, darling. It's disruptive, it breaks up your eye about the way you should see the attitude of fashion, the exaggeration," said Andre Leon Talley, adding that the standouts of the show were obvious. "The one thing that I take away, the big commercial moment are the shoes. People are going to be lined up for the shoes. The most important thing is the above-the-knee sock encrusted with pearls."

"I love the show every season, I think Marc does a great job, I always look forward to it. It's the best in fashion week in New York," said The Misshapes' Leigh Lezark. "This is the best I've seen today. I think that whether the models are large or small, the eye is to women," added Whoopi Goldberg.

Daring Dreads

"Me and Marc spoke about this idea back in June, and we talked about ravers in the '90s and Acid House which was a movement in England, and Boy George and Marilyn in England and club kids and it's all hair extensions. It's inspired by characters that we kind of referenced," said
hairstylist Guido.