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"   &amp;quot;I could never call myself an artist; I think that&amp;#039;s pretentious. But you could call me an artist,&amp;quot; quipped Marc Jacobs last night at the final installment of the French Institute&amp;#039;s Fashion Talks series. Jacobs joined Patricia Mears, deputy director of the Museum at FIT, for a discussion on his career trajectory, his Parisian dream home, and the aesthetic of his eponymous line versus that of Louis Vuitton (ELLE Editor-in-Chief Robbie Myers offered opening remarks). Here are some highlights from what the iconic designer had to say.  On two of his sartorial heroes: &amp;quot;I do think Ralph Lauren is the greatest American designer\u2014he creates a world, and everything within that world is that very particular and singular vision. But I think my greatest hero in fashion will probably always be Yves Saint Laurent, and that&amp;#039;s for a completely different reason: The darkness and the decadence and glamour are more appealing to me on a fashion level. But the world Ralph created is just flawless.&amp;quot; On his creative process: &amp;quot;I love things that are banal. I love clich\u00E9s. I like things that are awkward. I like imperfection. But what that means within a given season, I don&amp;#039;t know. We say, &amp;#039;Is it good in a bad way or bad in a good way?&amp;#039; There are all these weird conversations that no one who isn&amp;#039;t in fashion would understand.&amp;quot;  On his personal style: &amp;quot;Two years ago, I asked Casey, who works with me, to go to Barneys and buy me a funny pair of pants\u2014something that would put me in a good mood. And he came back with this Comme des Gar\u00E7ons kilt. And I loved it so much that I&amp;#039;ve been wearing kilts for two years now.&amp;quot; On whether inanimate objects can have sex appeal: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t find clothes sexy at all. I find people sexy and I find personalities fascinating and sexy and appealing and charming. So a sexy girl wrapped in a sheet is still a sexy girl. And a non-sexy girl in a low-cut dress is still a non-sexy girl.&amp;quot;  \u2014Erin Clements Photo: Junenoire "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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