Jacobs was born in New York and grew up with his mother, sister and younger brother. At fifteen he got his first job at a boutique named Charivari which was incredibly avant-garde and gave the young fashion enthusiast his first taste of the industry. It was after working here that spurred him to apply to the renowned Parsons School for Design in New York where he was accepted. His talents as a designer quickly blossomed and during his time at Parsons, Jacobs won the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award in 1984 and in the same year was also awarded the Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award in addition to Design Student of the Year Award.

Whilst he was still studying at Parsons, Jacobs was keen to begin his fashion career and began designing and selling his own line of knitwear. He designed his first collection for Reuben Thomas, Inc., under the Sketchbook label which was highly successful. After graduating from Parsons, Jacobs began to design at Perry Ellis where he made his first real impact on the fashion scene after designing a grunge style collection for Perry Ellis, which in turn, actually led to his dismissal from the company in 1993. Eager to move forward, Jacobs joined forces with fellow designer Robert Duffy and the design duo formed Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc which gave Jacobs the creative freedom and independence to design the types of garments that he thought would be popular in the current fashion industry. In 1986, backed by Onward Kashiyama USA, Inc., Jacobs designed his first collection as a solo designer and the Marc Jacobs label was born. In 1987 Jacobs was the youngest designer to have ever been awarded the fashion industry's highest accolade; The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent.

In 1992, Jacobs was also awarded the highly prestigious Women's Designer of the Year Award and in 1994 he produced his first full collection of menswear. In 1997, Jacobs was appointed Creative Director of luxury French fashion house, Louis Vuitton, where he was responsible for designing the label’s first ready-to-wear line. Throughout his time at Louis Vuitton, Jacobs has collaborated with a number of artists and celebrities for his Louis Vuitton collections including Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince and Kanye West.

In addition to his great talent as a designer, Jacobs is renowned for his vibrant personality and is very much a fixture on the celebrity scene with his Fashion Week catwalk shows always attracting support from a number of his celebrity friends and style icons including Lady Gaga and Madonna. The themes of the designer’s collections take inspiration from the 1940’s through to the 1980’s and his garments are chic and elegant; creating a sense of mystery about the wearer and are sexy but in a more demure, subtle and intriguing fashion.

In addition to his design work and character, Jacobs is also very famous for his bold advertising campaigns which stand out mainly due to the people that feature in them. Child actress Dakota Fanning is one classic example whereby the ad comprised of shrunk clothes and shoes made in children’s sizes, with another ad featuring a naked Victoria Beckham inside a Marc Jacobs bag.

The Marc Jacobs collections are ultra stylish but certainly come with a high-end price tag and are therefore inaccessible to many people. To appeal and become more available to a wider target audience, Jacobs decided to launch his diffusion line; Marc by Marc Jacobs, which reflects the same chic Marc Jacobs style but with a lower price tag. This line is also less ‘serious’ than his main line and very reflective of the designer’s quirky personality and light-hearted attitude towards fashion.

The collection of Marc by Marc Jacobs watches are part of the Marc by Marc Jacobs accessories line and comprise of a number of highly varied, striking and ultra unique designs for women. The designer loves to add a sense of quirky appeal into his work and this essence is definitely evident in the watch collection. The Marc by Marc Jacobs watch range is wonderfully eclectic with features including stainless steel chunky straps or trendy polycarbonate straps with textured links and bold dials with colourful time markers. The dial is usually the focal point of each watch, some with unusually designed numbers presented in the images of ghosts and hearts, conveying the designer’s light hearted approach to fashion. Miss Marc is a character who pops up on some designs and again, is used to represent that cheeky element of Jacobs’ personality.

Of course, Marc Jacobs is also renowned for elegance within his designs, and therefore a number of Marc by Marc Jacobs watches cater to this style preference perfectly as are highly jewellery inspired with the watch dial presented upon a chain that is worn as a necklace for example, or the watches boasting an exquisite and luxurious aesthetic appeal with gold bezels and beautifully presented dials. Colour is also a strong design element but is never too ostentatious, with the overall look of the watch remaining trendy, ultra stylish and statement. There are a wide array of Marc by Marc Jacob styles varying from watches that are perfect for glamorous evening wear, designs that are great for everyday wear and have the ability to transcend from day to night and statement watches that are trend inspired but with the Marc Jacobs vibrant, artistic and unique stamp.

Marc Jacobs has ultimately become so iconic in the fashion industry because of his outstanding creations in addition to his personality which is fun, charismatic and light-hearted. The Marc by Marc Jacobs watch collection perfectly fuses this element of his style and character, and are one of the most sought-after accessories of the moment that will definitely add a spice of something statement and uniquely stylish to your look.