Marc Jacobs is an American fashion house founded in 1984 by designer Marc Jacobs, who rose to prominence with his grunge-inflected Perry Ellis collection of 1992 and went on to serve as artistic director of Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2013. Blending downtown New York irreverence with refined craftsmanship, the label spans ready-to-wear, accessories, handbags and fragrance, and — through Marc by Marc Jacobs and the Heaven line — has shaped contemporary fashion for decades.