"I just think this idea of transformation, creating this person that you want to be, is part of human nature. In his work, Jacobs is interested in comings-of-age that can happen at any age; so too is Coppola. And the director has been very open about the importance of meeting Jacobs in her own years of formation."
"Well-known for running late, extravagant nails and a seemingly endless capacity for reinvention, on the surface, there are many parallels to be drawn between Marc Jacobs - as a man and cultural figure - and those traits we usually associate with teenage girls. As a designer, he's resilient - and rebellious."
"Sifting through the years, Marc Jacobs' back catalogue reads as an ongoing study in how clothes let women inhabit girlhood. Even through different eras that can feel unrelated, there's a constant pulse of emotion that feels related to how girls connect with fashion."
Marc Jacobs' fifth season theme, Primary Sources, examines adaptation, translation, and the relationship between fiction and memory in depictions of girlhood. Jacobs embodies traits associated with teenage girls: running late, extravagant style, and constant reinvention. His design work reveals a consistent emotional pulse connecting girls to fashion, with his catalogue functioning as an ongoing study of how clothes allow women to inhabit girlhood. Sofia Coppola's new documentary explores Jacobs' philosophy of transformation as fundamental to human nature. Both Jacobs and Coppola share interest in coming-of-age experiences occurring at any age, with Coppola emphasizing the significance of meeting Jacobs during her formative years.
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