词条 | Marc Ecko |
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|name = Marc Ecko |image = Marc Ecko (2015).jpg |caption = at Internet Week 2015 in New York May 18, 2015 |birth_name = Marc Louis Milecofsky |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|08|29}} |birth_place = Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |residence = Bernardsville, New Jersey |nationality = American |education = Rutgers University |label_name = Ecko Unlimited |awards = |known_for = Founding Eckō Unltd. and Complex |spouse = Allison Rojas (2000-present; 3 children) |occupation = Fashion designer, artist, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist }}Marc Louis "Eckō" Milecofsky (born August 29, 1972) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and artist.[1] He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of fashion company Ecko Unlimited.[2] He also founded Complex magazine in 2002.[3] Early life and educationMilecofsky was born in New Jersey on August 29 1972.[1] He was brought up with his twin Marci and an older sister, Shari, in suburban Lakewood, New Jersey, where his father was a pharmacist and his mother was a real estate broker.{{cn|date=December 2017}} Ecko entered Rutgers University's School of Pharmacy in New Brunswick, New Jersey after high school. During his time in college he painted graffiti and practiced drawing, taking "Eckō" for his name. In his third year, the school's dean encouraged Ecko to take a year off and pursue art.{{cn|date=November 2016}} CareerIn 1993, Ecko started Ecko Unlimited as a T-shirt company, with small investments from his sister and a friend, Seth Gerszberg. He traveled to Hong Kong to learn about the clothing industry. Early clients Spike Lee and Chuck D helped bring attention to his fledgling business, as did a Good Morning America segment that featured his T-shirt designs.[4] The company expanded further into hip-hop and skater styles, and began to sport a rhinoceros logo.{{cn|date=December 2017}} Ecko's businesses have expanded to include a magazine for young men, Complex, video and social gaming, and venture capital funds.{{cn|date=December 2017}} Ecko was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA); the youngest designer to do so.[5] Since 2010, he has been a member of the Emeritus Board.{{cn|date=December 2017}} In 2008, he created the new jackets for the Iron Chefs on Iron Chef America.[6] Personal lifeEcko is Jewish.[2][7] In 2000, Ecko married Allison Rojas. They have three children and live in Bernardsville, New Jersey.[1] PhilanthropyIn 2011 Ecko started Unlimited Justice, a social activism campaign which opposed corporal punishment in U.S. schools.[8] BookOn October 1, 2013, Ecko released an autobiography entitled "Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out."{{cn|date=November 2016}} See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-A-Ec/Ecko-Marc.html|title=Marc Ecko Biography - life, family, children, parents, name, story, school, young, born, husband, time - Newsmakers Cumulation|publisher=|accessdate=21 November 2016}} {{Iconix Brand Group|state=expanded}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecko, Marc}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title='Gotta Be Cool': Marc Ecko's Empire|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3412733&page=1|work=Nick Rozon|publisher=ABC Nightline|accessdate=June 2, 2012|date=September 12, 2007}} 3. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7340687/marc-ecko-complex-media-co-founder-talks-digital-strategy-facebook-age-interview|title=Marc Ecko, Complex Media Co-Founder, on His Company After Verizon and Digital Media in the Facebook Age: Q&A|author=Andrew Flanagan |date=April 23, 2018|work= Billboard}} 4. ^Good Morning America segment featuring Ecko's t-shirt designs {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006083628/http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marcecko/ |date=2011-10-06 }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sojones.com/major-designers/marc-ecko-collection/|title=Marc Ecko Collection Clothes - Clothing & Accessories by Marc Ecko Collection|date=16 March 2009|publisher=|accessdate=21 November 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/bafoodist/2008/11/its-an-iron-chef-america.html|title=The Foodist: Food News and Trends - Bon Appétit|first=Bon|last=Appetit|publisher=|accessdate=21 November 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=It's Going to Be Big|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090301/its-going-to-be-big.html|work=Arthur Lubow|publisher=Inc.|accessdate=June 2, 2012|date=March 1, 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/marc-ecko-corporal-punishment_n_833623.html|title=Fashion Designer Launches Campaign To End Corporal Punishment In Schools|date=9 March 2011|publisher=|accessdate=21 November 2016}} 15 : 1972 births|Living people|Artists from New Jersey|American businesspeople in retailing|American fashion businesspeople|American fashion designers|American investors|Businesspeople from New Jersey|Jewish American philanthropists|Jewish fashion designers|People from Bernardsville, New Jersey|People from East Brunswick, New Jersey|People from Lakewood Township, New Jersey|People from Livingston, New Jersey|Rutgers University alumni |
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