Marc Jacobs: "Men make fashion and women make style"

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

“Fashion is transient, but style is eternal,” Mademoiselle Chanel loved to say. And who would doubt the truth of her statements! The famous American designer Marc Jacobs also completely agrees with this. Moreover, according to his observations, fashion and style can be divided according to gender.

The other day, the former creative director of Louis Vuitton made an interesting thought. In his opinion, female designers tend to create a unique, so to speak, "robust" style, while male designers have a remarkable ability to offer captivating, but at the same time quickly outdated fashion trends.

"The history of fashion has been most influenced by women."

“Note that women have been the most influential in fashion history,” Mark told Women's Wear Daily. - It was they who suggested trends that gradually became classics. Miuccia Prada, Rei Kawakubo, Elsa Schiaparell i, Madame Grès, Chanel, Westwood. I remember Yves Saint Laurent once said that he wanted to create a style, as Chanel managed to do. Something that will be interesting for years to come. Not a fashion. After all, fashion is a trend."

According to Jacobs, it is style that distinguishes men from women in the world of fashion. “Style is not some fashionable thing. This is the ability to dress. The ability to look interesting. I think women can do this at the subconscious level, unlike men who think with their heads. You cannot wear style, you cannot live like this, and we will never understand why a woman suddenly feels comfortable in a jacket that looks more like a cardigan with pockets."