Marc Jacobs
This is the brand’s own full-price collection.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1986 Founded
- Now Marc Jacobs International (IP held by a 50/50 WHP Global–G-III Apparel joint venture; G-III operates the US/Europe retail and wholesale business) Ultimate parent: WHP Global / G-III Apparel Group joint venture (LVMH sale announced May 2026, completed by 2 Sep 2026, $925m) Brand-management company A second research pass recorded a different owner
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Mainline brandSold through the brand’s own stores and wholesale. Off-price stock is usually genuine surplus or end-of-line.
- Market tier
- Premium
- Outlet line
- Marc Jacobs outlet
- Label tells
- Marc by Marc Jacobs diffusion line ended after F/W 2015; current product is 'Marc Jacobs' (The Tote Bag, Snapshot) plus the Heaven youth line.
- Seen at off-price
- Sometimes
- Also appears as
- The Marc Jacobs · Marc by Marc Jacobs · Heaven by Marc Jacobs
Notes
LVMH held a majority from 1997 and exited in 2026. Licences: Coty fragrance (Daisy etc.), Safilo eyewear since 2004, CWF childrenswear; WHP will oversee licensing going forward, which typically increases licensed categories and off-price flow.
A second research pass found
- Owner: WHP Global (with G-III Apparel Group as co-owner)
LVMH agreed in May 2026 to sell Marc Jacobs to WHP Global, with G-III acquiring and running parts of the global DTC and wholesale business; WHP's site reports the deal has closed. Marc Jacobs stays creative director. The widely-seen The Marc Jacobs/Heaven lines will now be run under WHP/G-III.