As we all know, fashion loves contradiction. In Marc Jacobs’ Fall/Winter 2019 ready-to-wear collection, we see the evident interplay between sharpness and whimsicality. While hyper-proportionality and exaggerated features dominate the show, there is also a playfulness incorporated, which leaves viewers wanting more. The jarring yet soothing tones of the violin speak to the overall aesthetic of the show, as there is a continued hierarchical battle between neutrality and excess.
Enter: high-necked, ruffled dresses, baby-doll-esque coats and school girl chic. But these nostalgic pieces are also underscored by feathered headpieces that add texture and depth to the familiarity. In particular, there is repetition in uniformity, as we see socks and loafers, skirts and collared shirts. The geometric forms seen in the grid patterning contradict the structured yet loose silhouettes displaying fluidity. We also see sequined suiting, layered over an oversized organza pussy bow, which undeniably nods to the cool girl. The dialogue between these forms speaks to the overall nature of the collection, in its desire to be both subdued and ostentatious at once.
But a recurring theme that most definitely is a highlight of the show is the consuming silhouette. The exaggerated sleeves and bodices of these garments allow them to come to life and walk themselves off the model. The oversized leopard print coat, huge featured scarf, and feathered headpiece combination took on a form of its own, allowing its animalistic qualities to dictate it. In particular, the complete feathered dress was reminiscent of the both beloved and feared black swan. There are also more subtle cues towards this theme in the feather and sequin cape. But between these looks we also see a fairytale green shimmering dress and multiple pastel gowns that act as metaphorical palate cleansers, while the show ends with a black swan evening dress, modeled by none other than Christy Turlington, which leaves the audience with a feeling they’ll hope to hold on to.
![Marc jacobs fw 2019 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4xlbFIIMZPnMLUBwGmffOJ/86f580425c9e91665a1886d3878a93b4/Marc_Jacobs_FW_2019_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Click below to see the full Muse Board inspired by Marc Jacobs' Fall/Winter 2019 runway collection.
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Penelope Tree
1960s
![60s icon penelope tree looks both sweet and kinda goth in this cool oversized frock.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5uxX1pCE4hX51XX0oZqKG/40b417697bdcd5d68e22b3f296ff08f9/60s_icon_Penelope_Tree_looks_both_sweet_and_kinda_goth_in_this_cool_oversized_frock..jpg)
William Klein
Annabel Buffet in Balenciaga
![Annabel buffet in balenciaga s long panther hostess dress photographed by william klein](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/GQB2uY9JdrxrFBAu1aLSL/aba54404d5aa76ff0b41483838bc9563/Annabel_Buffet_in_Balenciaga_s_long_panther_hostess_dress_photographed_by_William_Klein.png)
Joseph Urban
Mural at St. Regis Hotel, New York
![Joseph urban st. regis hotel new york murals for roof garden dining room](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/NQKZffA07d96cjMX5yPYF/3cb4ac22f19e06ce4f9e25ae6c00e240/Joseph_urban_St._Regis_Hotel__New_York__murals_for_roof_garden_dining_room.jpg)
Richard Avedon
Audrey Hepburn in Harper's Bazaar, October 1956
![Harper s bazaar magazine october 1956](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/PoqdfGHrRjlTMqos9Ddbg/844a9a0dbe9aad19cf73c809bdb8b297/Harper_s_Bazaar_Magazine__October_1956.jpg)
John Everett Millais
Ophelia, 1851–52
![Sir john everett millais ophelia 1851 2](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7wWFhrsVZrYuNsUXk5NuJL/61c2f3e406fc0e2224f45fdd304a7dc3/Sir_John_Everett_Millais__Ophelia__1851___2.jpg)
Jeanne Lanvin
Art Deco Apartment
![Jeanne lanvin art deco apartment 5](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3DVxENPu82BdS2laFiAGTi/ce668cd8f26ae1d2e415972f9359803d/jeanne-lanvin-art-deco-apartment-5.jpg)
George Hunzinger
Side Chair, 1869
![American victorian ebonized and gilt trimmed arm chair](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3vGFcB5KsrjNMv53AlmUjD/f9fcb03954b9f167cfb9d28c1e035d61/American_Victorian_Ebonized_and_Gilt_Trimmed_Arm_Chair.jpg)
Vogue Paris
Catherine Deneuve, October 1965
![1965octcatherine deneuve on the october 1965 cover of vogue paris](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2NJpWHhMt0raULQZJi11hb/cc3bce5264897597ff0be7a348059feb/1965octcatherine-deneuve-on-the-october-1965-cover-of-vogue-paris.jpeg)
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Jacket
![Balenciaga jacket](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/69zmijOQHYFlOfQ6hja093/0514d0fdbb7873093bfac50a5b758b47/Balenciaga_Jacket.png)
Irving Penn
Lily, Imperial Pink (New York), 1971
![Irving penn lily imperial pink new york 1971](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3D2vDOquBSZESHbRsqU22P/fd654230a3090d6d964eb10e92dbdd73/Irving_Penn__Lily__Imperial_Pink__New_York___1971.jpg)
Jean Paul Gaultier
Spring/Summer 1995
![Jean paul gaultier spring 1995 rtw 047](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5oaC8pOw0i0VwUHHxR6BIe/eb84b4eacf4c7da63646426613c8f25e/JEAN-PAUL-GAULTIER-SPRING-1995-RTW-047.jpg)
Otto Eckmann
Jugend Magazine, 1900
![Jugend magazine otto eckmann 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1TsfGtrRZxXBUx4Up1mFKZ/e22014d624904dbb789bfe7e7a64cca5/Jugend_magazine__Otto_Eckmann__1900.jpg)
Peter Behrens
Brass and Wicker Kettle, 1909
![Peter behrens brass and wicker kettle 1909](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4L4WZW9gl7Em92VhNTsCnz/7acbf688e6b6acc335e86b2a66043ac5/Peter_Behrens__Brass_and_Wicker__Kettle__1909.png)
Peter Behrens
House, Darmstadt, Germany 1899-1901
![Peter behrens house 1899 1901 darmstadt germany](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7pbuuYTtZEh7GUCqWR8Gi4/d76ea24ff7612f404da28a638e817e79/Peter_Behrens__House__1899-1901__Darmstadt__Germany.jpg)
Scarlett O'Hara
Green Drapery Dress, Gone With the Wind
![Scarlett o hara green drapery dress civil war dress gone with the wind butterick 4051 sizes 6 8 10 b](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/ur53iJNwN1JxoV0EScXYD/c56b33c5c202368d4348a2a1482b2019/Scarlett_O_Hara_Green_Drapery_Dress_Civil_War_Dress_Gone_With_the_Wind_Butterick_4051_Sizes_6-8-10_B.jpg)
Otto Eckmann
Schwertlilien, 1895
![Schwertlilien otto eckmann 1895](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4iw33KIKWfC1MtISxv6UUp/b4adb4ddb6b19ecd9010aae8062f9396/Schwertlilien__Otto_Eckmann__1895.jpg)
Otto Eckmann
Spring
![Spring otto eckmann](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1WDwiVlOnu7PLX9zegbOu4/60ba19be454916ac3bc7745529a47002/Spring_-_Otto_Eckmann.jpg)
Umberto Bellotto
Wrought Iron Sculpture, 1915-25
![Umberto bellotto 1883 1940 wrought iron sculpture circa 1915 1925.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4kVbaK0Q3go80ggluWiolE/5576f30975a0fd6e8fc99a54b860b98e/Umberto_Bellotto__1883-1940__wrought_iron_sculpture__circa_1915_-_1925..jpg)
Jozsef Rippl-Ronai
Woman With a Birdcage, 1892
![Woman with a birdcage 1892 by jozsef rippl ronai.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1WRL8DiBxnnCUYcaVePvm5/2c61aed6d4acffb745f7159d1ad20308/Woman_With_a_Birdcage__1892_by_Jozsef_Rippl-Ronai..jpg)
Yves Tanguy
Earrings for Peggy Guggenheim, 1938
![Yves tanguy earrings for peggy guggenheim ca. 1938.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1VheQPL8fEgPUgUjgxAe2b/be4449ae10608c0671754a62629b0de4/Yves_Tanguy__Earrings_for_Peggy_Guggenheim__ca._1938._.jpg)
References
![60s icon penelope tree looks both sweet and kinda goth in this cool oversized frock.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5uxX1pCE4hX51XX0oZqKG/40b417697bdcd5d68e22b3f296ff08f9/60s_icon_Penelope_Tree_looks_both_sweet_and_kinda_goth_in_this_cool_oversized_frock..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Penelope Tree
1960s
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![Annabel buffet in balenciaga s long panther hostess dress photographed by william klein](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/GQB2uY9JdrxrFBAu1aLSL/aba54404d5aa76ff0b41483838bc9563/Annabel_Buffet_in_Balenciaga_s_long_panther_hostess_dress_photographed_by_William_Klein.png?w=1000&q=70)
William Klein
Annabel Buffet in Balenciaga
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![Joseph urban st. regis hotel new york murals for roof garden dining room](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/NQKZffA07d96cjMX5yPYF/3cb4ac22f19e06ce4f9e25ae6c00e240/Joseph_urban_St._Regis_Hotel__New_York__murals_for_roof_garden_dining_room.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Joseph Urban
Mural at St. Regis Hotel, New York
3 of 20
![Harper s bazaar magazine october 1956](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/PoqdfGHrRjlTMqos9Ddbg/844a9a0dbe9aad19cf73c809bdb8b297/Harper_s_Bazaar_Magazine__October_1956.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Richard Avedon
Audrey Hepburn in Harper's Bazaar, October 1956
4 of 20
![Sir john everett millais ophelia 1851 2](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7wWFhrsVZrYuNsUXk5NuJL/61c2f3e406fc0e2224f45fdd304a7dc3/Sir_John_Everett_Millais__Ophelia__1851___2.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John Everett Millais
Ophelia, 1851–52
5 of 20
![Jeanne lanvin art deco apartment 5](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3DVxENPu82BdS2laFiAGTi/ce668cd8f26ae1d2e415972f9359803d/jeanne-lanvin-art-deco-apartment-5.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jeanne Lanvin
Art Deco Apartment
6 of 20
![American victorian ebonized and gilt trimmed arm chair](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3vGFcB5KsrjNMv53AlmUjD/f9fcb03954b9f167cfb9d28c1e035d61/American_Victorian_Ebonized_and_Gilt_Trimmed_Arm_Chair.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
George Hunzinger
Side Chair, 1869
7 of 20
![1965octcatherine deneuve on the october 1965 cover of vogue paris](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2NJpWHhMt0raULQZJi11hb/cc3bce5264897597ff0be7a348059feb/1965octcatherine-deneuve-on-the-october-1965-cover-of-vogue-paris.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Vogue Paris
Catherine Deneuve, October 1965
8 of 20
![Balenciaga jacket](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/69zmijOQHYFlOfQ6hja093/0514d0fdbb7873093bfac50a5b758b47/Balenciaga_Jacket.png?w=1000&q=70)
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Jacket
9 of 20
![Irving penn lily imperial pink new york 1971](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3D2vDOquBSZESHbRsqU22P/fd654230a3090d6d964eb10e92dbdd73/Irving_Penn__Lily__Imperial_Pink__New_York___1971.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Irving Penn
Lily, Imperial Pink (New York), 1971
10 of 20
![Jean paul gaultier spring 1995 rtw 047](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5oaC8pOw0i0VwUHHxR6BIe/eb84b4eacf4c7da63646426613c8f25e/JEAN-PAUL-GAULTIER-SPRING-1995-RTW-047.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Paul Gaultier
Spring/Summer 1995
11 of 20
![Jugend magazine otto eckmann 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1TsfGtrRZxXBUx4Up1mFKZ/e22014d624904dbb789bfe7e7a64cca5/Jugend_magazine__Otto_Eckmann__1900.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Otto Eckmann
Jugend Magazine, 1900
12 of 20
![Peter behrens brass and wicker kettle 1909](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4L4WZW9gl7Em92VhNTsCnz/7acbf688e6b6acc335e86b2a66043ac5/Peter_Behrens__Brass_and_Wicker__Kettle__1909.png?w=1000&q=70)
Peter Behrens
Brass and Wicker Kettle, 1909
13 of 20
![Peter behrens house 1899 1901 darmstadt germany](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7pbuuYTtZEh7GUCqWR8Gi4/d76ea24ff7612f404da28a638e817e79/Peter_Behrens__House__1899-1901__Darmstadt__Germany.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Peter Behrens
House, Darmstadt, Germany 1899-1901
14 of 20
![Scarlett o hara green drapery dress civil war dress gone with the wind butterick 4051 sizes 6 8 10 b](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/ur53iJNwN1JxoV0EScXYD/c56b33c5c202368d4348a2a1482b2019/Scarlett_O_Hara_Green_Drapery_Dress_Civil_War_Dress_Gone_With_the_Wind_Butterick_4051_Sizes_6-8-10_B.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Scarlett O'Hara
Green Drapery Dress, Gone With the Wind
15 of 20
![Schwertlilien otto eckmann 1895](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4iw33KIKWfC1MtISxv6UUp/b4adb4ddb6b19ecd9010aae8062f9396/Schwertlilien__Otto_Eckmann__1895.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Otto Eckmann
Schwertlilien, 1895
16 of 20
![Spring otto eckmann](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1WDwiVlOnu7PLX9zegbOu4/60ba19be454916ac3bc7745529a47002/Spring_-_Otto_Eckmann.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Otto Eckmann
Spring
17 of 20
![Umberto bellotto 1883 1940 wrought iron sculpture circa 1915 1925.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4kVbaK0Q3go80ggluWiolE/5576f30975a0fd6e8fc99a54b860b98e/Umberto_Bellotto__1883-1940__wrought_iron_sculpture__circa_1915_-_1925..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Umberto Bellotto
Wrought Iron Sculpture, 1915-25
18 of 20
![Woman with a birdcage 1892 by jozsef rippl ronai.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1WRL8DiBxnnCUYcaVePvm5/2c61aed6d4acffb745f7159d1ad20308/Woman_With_a_Birdcage__1892_by_Jozsef_Rippl-Ronai..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jozsef Rippl-Ronai
Woman With a Birdcage, 1892
19 of 20
![Yves tanguy earrings for peggy guggenheim ca. 1938.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1VheQPL8fEgPUgUjgxAe2b/be4449ae10608c0671754a62629b0de4/Yves_Tanguy__Earrings_for_Peggy_Guggenheim__ca._1938._.jpg?w=1000&q=70)