Simon Porte Jacquemus Named Recipient of 2024 Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion
The groundbreaking Founder and Creative Director is celebrated for his ingenuity and vision by the integrated luxury retailer
Neiman Marcus announces Simon Porte Jacquemus, Founder and Creative Director of Jacquemus as the 2024 recipient of the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion. Jacquemus is recognized as an influential leader with significant social currency who has defined the cultural agenda and captured the fashion industry with a revolutionary approach to building his independent brand. Jacquemus challenges the status quo through distinct show presentation, marketing, and merchandising tactics that have set a new tone for the future of the fashion industry.
In 2023, Neiman Marcus brought back the celebrated awards program with a modern lens, expanding it to include two new categories – Innovation and Creative Impact – to support the integrated retailer’s growth strategy, Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences. Reflecting the ever-changing nature of fashion, the Innovation Award celebrates extraordinary talent shaping today’s design landscape.
Simon is a once-in-a-generation innovator whose vision, design skills, and business prowess have resulted in one of fashion’s most imaginative brands that has quickly resonated with our customers. Neiman Marcus shares his pioneering, experience-driven strategy with over-the-top moments like Fantasy Gifts and ‘Retail-tainment’ activations to create magic for our customers.
– Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Chief Executive Officer, Neiman Marcus Group
Since founding his eponymous label in 2009, Jacquemus has quickly built a robust business catering to a new generation of customers. Every aspect of the brand is imbued with the designer’s fresh way of thinking as evidenced by the larger-than-life Jacquemus handbag-cars seen zipping through the streets of Paris last spring, his acclaimed Fall 2023 show set against the grandeur of the Palace of Versailles and the ephemeral ‘Jacquemus 24/24’ vending machine pop-ups. His latest show ‘Les Sculptures,’ celebrated his unique perspective of fashion as art while continuing his impactful off-calendar strategy that has successfully garnered the attention of mega-watt celebrities and retailers worldwide.
I am really happy to receive the Neiman Marcus Award, it’s a beautiful recognition for the brand and my team. As an independent designer, I was always keen on being innovative and creative in the design of my collections and also in my communication. It’s always about communicating and creating experiences with our community in a unique way. Jacquemus was always supported by the American market, and especially Neiman Marcus since many years. I warmly thank Neiman Marcus team for this great support and this award.
– Jacquemus
Since Neiman Marcus started carrying the French designer’s handbags in Spring 2022, the business has grown exponentially. Because of the great response from customers, the luxury retailer plans to increase the brand’s points of distribution significantly over the next two years, including the launch of Men’s Ready-to-Wear this summer. Neiman Marcus is currently Jacquemus’ largest U.S. distributor and a key luxury partner.
Simon has built a powerful brand rooted in French spirit with stunning fashion that intimately connects with his engaged brand loyalists. His talent for design and storytelling, coupled with his ability to be both playful and luxurious in his design, has captured the attention of our new luxury clients. Neiman Marcus has a long history of empowering talent, and we are excited to amplify Simon’s influence and bring his coveted designs to our customers.
– Lana Todorovich, Chief Merchandising Officer, Neiman Marcus.
Jacquemus joins previously announced 2024 honorees Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Women’s Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections for Dior, and Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director for Schiaparelli, recipients of the Neiman Marcus Awards for Distinguished Service and Creative Impact, respectively. An homage to the enduring craft of French couture and creative vision of prêt-à-porter, the three French brands will be celebrated during Paris Fashion Week on March 3 at the iconic Ritz Paris. As a part of the reimagined awards program, Jacquemus will develop an exclusive expression of the brand for Neiman Marcus customers later this year in support of the retailer’s “Retail-tainment” strategy.