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I had the chance to interview the American fashion designer Marc Jacobs  for a Brazilian magazine some months ago. He was in São Paulo to open his new store in town. I remember he was very friendly, smart and nice. On that day he was wearing something that now is his trademark: a black skirt from Comme des Garçons. Below four questions that I’ve asked Marc especially for this blog.

Please tell us about the skirts you have been wearing…
It started in the last summer when I was in the office working and I couldn’t go out for shopping. I asked to my assistant to shop some funny pants in the streets of New York for me to have some fun with it. I was many days indoors and I wanted to see something new. He came back with this skirt that is half short and asked me what I thought about it. I tried and everybody in the office was laughing because I was wearing a skirt! I really liked that and I was very happy (laughs). I still wear pants, but much less than before.

How do you define a true gentleman?
Someone who’s honest, fair and generous. Someone that trusts in his own style. I believe that what I always admired in someone, be man or woman, is that he does what pleases him. That he doesn’t wear for others, but for himself. One of the most stylish things that can exist is confidence. Confidence in your own ideas, in your sensibility and opinions.

What someone has to do to become your friend?
I don’t know. I like to meet people and I don’t define criteria, neither have a receipt. We have few friends in life. One way to find them is with patience through the time. You really don’t know how people are until you have a lot of experiences with them.

What the ideal party has to have?
A good mix of people because everything that is monothematic can be very boring. It has to have people from different cultures and different sensibilities. The mixture is the most important.