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Article: Rags to riches ; THE SUNDAY PROFILE ++ MARC JACOBS ++ From grunge to couture - the most influential designer in the world is coming to London
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2007
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You may not know it, but you probably own something inspired by
Marc Jacobs. Perhaps it's a subtle nod to the New York designer -
the bow on your pumps, the oversize button on your jacket; perhaps
it's an out-and-out steal, like the back-alley version of his
Jessica Stam bag that you carry. Or perhaps - begging your pardon,
madam - yours is the genuine item, a snip at [pound]760. But what's
certain is that Jacobs is a supremely influential fashion designer -
and will no doubt star in New York this week. But after that he's
coming to London.
Next month he opens his first UK store (a 2,600sqft former
antiques store on Mount Street, in Mayfair); the week after next he
closes London Fashion ...