Mary Jane Marcasiano
| Mary Jane Marcasiano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 23, 1955 East Hanover, New Jersey |
| Residence | New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Fashion designer, Costume designer, film producer, and social entrepreneur. |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | www |
Mary Jane Marcasiano (born September 23, 1955) is an American fashion and costume designer, film producer, and social entrepreneur.
Marcasiano was born in East Hanover, New Jersey and later attended Hanover Park High School, but left a year early to attend Montclair State University. After two years at the university, she left Montclair to attend Parsons The New School for Design.
While in still in art school, Marcasiano studied weaving and she started selling handwoven handbags, scarves, and accessories in New York.
While attending Parsons, Marcasiano moved to the Soho area of Manhattan, a neighborhood that played an important role in her creative development and business approach. Recognized as one of the young downtown emerging designers she showed her first collection in 1979 at the Susan Caldwell Gallery in SoHo. In the early ‘80s Marcasiano became a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and was the awarded the Cartier, DuPont, Cutty Sark and Wool Knit Awards.
Marcasiano's design philosophy comes from a desire for comfort in her knitwear by using simple shapes. She would like her designs to be worn from the morning into the evening, in warm to cold weather, from sexy to serious. This comfort is achieved by combining Lycra-blend stretch fabrics into more traditional knitwear. Color chosen and matched for the type of yarn to enhance the impact of the color.
Marcasiano is currently inspired by Brazil and Africa, the countries she works with on her Made With Love Project. “I work in a lot of mediums these days,” says Marcasiano, “But the common thread for me is Brazil, a country and people which continually inspire me.”
Marcasiano formed her eponymous company in 1979 with her first womenswear collection and introduced a menswear line in 1980. In 1985 she licensed her name to shoes, furs and jewelry produced in Italy.
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