For this week’s exploration of crochet in couture and designer collections, let’s take a look at Marc Jacobs.
Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs was born in New York in 1963 and is one of the youngest designers in Simone Werre’s book 50 Estilistas que você deve saber. Hwe went to Parsons, graduating in 1984, and presented his own first collection two years later. He has worked with a number of big names, and since 1997 has been the chief designer at Louis Cuitton. Em 2000 he launched his own brand name collection which is known for celebrating girliness in untraditional ways.
Marc Jacobs Fall 2012 Crochê
If you’re looking for crochet on the runway for Fall 2012, look no further than Marc Jacobs. He used sparkly novelty yarns, bright colors and oversized safety pins to create a funky look for his new crochet pieces:
See photos of the whole runway show at Vogue. Or here’s a video of the show:
A propósito, the shawl with pin sells for $1800 through the Marc Jacobs website.
Other Marc Jacobs Crochet Clothing
Crochet pencil dress by Marc Jacobs via MyWardrobe.com
Marc Jacobs crochet jumpsuit
This top with matching skirt is tiered plisse and crochet, sold through Bergdorf Goodman
Marc Jacobs Crochet Accessories
I’m a huge fan of crochet shoes and Marc Jacobs as put out more than one pair:
The Fashion Spot forum says this crochet chain is a Marc Jacobs creation:
Other Outstanding Marc Jacobs Designs
They may not be crochet, but these designs are worth a second look:
This post is part of my Designer Crochet series.


































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