Marc Jacobs sparks fury after admitting he would dress ‘trendsetter’ Luigi Mangione for murder trial

Nypost · Aug 20, 2026 · 482 words · By Anthony Blair

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Marc Jacobs sparks fury after admitting he would dress ‘trendsetter’ Luigi Mangione for murder trial See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Marc Jacobs sparks fury after admitting he would dress ‘trendsetter’ Luigi Mangione for murder trial See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Marc Jacobs sparked outrage after the fashion designer said he would style Luigi Mangione for his potential state trial in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Jacobs, 63, made the bold admission during a lie detector test for a Vanity Fair interview that aired Tuesday.

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Claim 1: “Jacobs agreed with the statement that Mangione is a fashion “trendsetter” after learning that the retailer Nordstrom had sold out of burgundy sweaters following the defendant’s appearance in one at his 2024 arraignment.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Nordstrom sold out of burgundy sweaters after Mangione wore one to his arraignment on December 23, 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wearing the sweater, Mangione attended his arraignment hearing on December 23 where he faces 11 counts in New York, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, second-degree murder in f…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/luigi-mang…

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web search NEUTRAL — The 26-year-old murder suspect, Luigi Mangione, in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has become an unlikely fashion icon. Mangione appeared in court on December 23, 2024, wearing a b…
https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-this-diva-al…

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web search NEUTRAL — “No fing way the sweater Luigi Mangione wore to court today is sold out,” one person pointed out on X/Twitter on Monday. The Independent has contacted Nordstrom for comment. Magione’s burgundy sweater…
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/luigi-mangione-sw…

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Claim 2: “A further hearing is slated for Dec. 10, with Mangione scheduled to be sentenced in his federal case on Dec. 18”

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Claim 3: “Jacobs, 63, made the bold admission during a lie detector test for a Vanity Fair interview that aired Tuesday.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Marc Jacobs was born on April 9, 1963, making him 61 or 62 depending on the current date, but the provided evidence from EuroNews explicitly refers to him as 'The American designer, 63'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc Craig Cohn (; born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis", which was a top 40 hit from his 1991 album Marc Cohn and was nominated for S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Cohn

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jacobs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Venetia Scott (born 25 June 1963) is a British photographer, fashion stylist and author. She is contributing Fashion Director at British Vogue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetia_Scott

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Claim 4: “the New York City-born designer’s outfits had been worn by celebrities including Lil’ Kim, Courtney Love, and Winona Ryder at their respective trials”

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Multiple sources (IBTimes UK and others) report that Winona Ryder, Lil' Kim, and Courtney Love wore Marc Jacobs designs to their trials.

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Claim 5: “Jacobs, 63, made the bold admission during a lie detector test for a Vanity Fair interview that aired Tuesday.”

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Multiple sources confirm the comments were made during a 'Lie Detector Test' for Vanity Fair.

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Claim 6: “Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges and admitted killing father-of-two healthcare CEO Thompson by shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024.”

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Wikipedia and BBC News confirm Luigi Mangione admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — On December 4, 2024, Brian Robert Thompson, the CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione outside the New York Hilton Midtown in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson

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web search NEUTRAL — Healthcare boss Brian Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant in New York on 4 December 2024 as he was walking into a hotel where the company he led was holding a meeting. Luigi Mangione a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm204y7ng34zt

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web search NEUTRAL — Luigi Mangione admitted on Friday to gunning down UnitedHealthCare chief executive Brian Thompson, as he appeared in US federal court to change his plea to guilty.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-admits-sh…

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Claim 7: “Jacobs was asked if he would be open to styling 28-year-old Mangione.”

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Five independent cross-references (NY Post, Flipboard, KRDO) consistently refer to Luigi Mangione as 28 years old.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the 28-year-old
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/opinion/luigi-mangione-is-no-m…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — 28-year-old Luigi Mangione confessed to the killing
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/what-comes-next-after-luigi…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old accused of killing a healthcare company executive
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/18/judge-will-rule-whether-to-…

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Claim 8: “The trial was canceled on Monday by Judge Gregory Carro, who set an Oct. 9 deadline for Manhattan prosecutors to file their arguments in the state case.”

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Claim 9: “A further hearing is slated for Dec. 10, with Mangione scheduled to be sentenced in his federal case on Dec. 18”

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Claim 10: “the New York City-born designer’s outfits had been worn by celebrities including Lil’ Kim, Courtney Love, and Winona Ryder at their respective trials”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state Marc Jacobs was born in New York City.

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Claim 11: “Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges and admitted killing father-of-two healthcare CEO Thompson by shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024.”

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Multiple independent news sources (France24, EuroNews, NBC Washington, NY Post) confirm Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges
https://www.france24.com/en/us-luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mangione also pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-admits-sh…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — But on Friday (August 14, 2026), as he pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/i-shot-mr-thomps…

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Claim 12: “The state murder trial faces an indefinite postponement ahead of its scheduled Sept. 8 start date, after Mangione’s legal team launched an attempt to have the case dismissed on grounds of double jeopardy.”

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NY Post cross-reference confirms jury selection for the state murder trial was set to start September 8.

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Claim 13: “Marc Jacobs sparked outrage after the fashion designer said he would style Luigi Mangione for his potential state trial in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Marc Jacobs stated he would be willing to style Luigi Mangione for his trial.

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