Editor’s Note: This year was a big one for Marc Jacobs, who celebrated his 40th anniversary in fashion and became American’s first guest editor. Trend. We’re closing out 2024 by taking an archival look at the designer’s career. This Fall 1999 collection, presented in Soho on February 15, 1999, has been digitized as part of Vogue Runway’s ongoing efforts to document the history of the fashion show.
A light palette of browns, grays and lavenders was appropriate for Marc Jacobs’ demure mood for fall 1999. The highlight of the collection was chunky knits, including hoodie-style cardigans, pullovers and floor-sweeping striped scarves. The tailoring subtly borrowed elements from military and Western garb (there were cow-print skirts), and the more dressy numbers looked somehow modest. Melanie Rickey in apron-like dresses, empire-waist frocks and Hester Prynne-ish capelets Independent Dubbing the vibe “prairie chic meets country road.”
