Joss Sackler
Joss Sackler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, rock climbing instructor, linguist, sommelier |
| Years active | 2019–2023 (fashion label) |
| Known for | Co-founder of Les Bouledogues Vigneronnes (LBV) fashion label and social organization |
Joss Sackler is recognized as a fashion designer, avid rock climber, and expert in linguistics. She played a pivotal role in establishing the social organization Les Bouledogues Vigneronnes (LBV) along with its eponymous fashion label, which discontinued its activities in 2023.
Her marriage to David Sackler, a member of the Sackler family, has drawn public scrutiny due to their association with the opioid epidemic in the United States.
Early life
Born to a Canadian diplomat, Sackler spent part of her upbringing in Japan.[1] Upon returning to Canada, she pursued political science and once considered a career with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.[2] Subsequently, she relocated to New York City where she completed a doctorate in linguistics at the City University of New York.[2][3] Her doctoral research concentrated on evaluating the risks linked to violent threats posed by Mexican cartels.[4][1] During her graduate studies, she opted to keep her birth name, Jaseleen Ruggles, to prevent any "preferential treatment".[1]
Career
In 2019, Sackler joined forces with Elizabeth Kennedy to launch the fashion label LBV.[5] Their spring 2020 lineup debuted at the 2019 New York Fashion Week, showcasing items such as neon yellow and black spandex shorts, lace skirts, sweatshirts, and sweatpants.[6][7][8] Musician Courtney Love revealed she was offered $100,000 to attend the event but declined due to her past struggles as an opioid addict in recovery.[7][9] Sackler acknowledged that compensating talent for appearances is common industry practice but denied extending a formal invitation involving payment.[10] After an effort to break into mainstream apparel markets, LBV ultimately shut down operations in 2023.[5]
Personal life
Sackler earned a PhD in linguistics and is certified as a sommelier, in addition to working as a professional rock climbing instructor. In 2017, she helped establish Les Bouledogues Vigneronnes, an exclusive social organization dedicated to wine appreciation, educational talks, fashion excursions, fitness sessions, and dinners celebrating modern artists. Earlier, in 2004, she was one of 58 national contestants vying for the Miss Canada International crown.
She is married to David Sackler, whose father Richard Sackler was instrumental in the creation and promotion of Oxycontin at Purdue Pharma. The family, which includes three children, moved to Palm Beach County, Florida in 2019.
Further reading
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedauto1 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedvanamee 2019 - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmulvihill 2019 - ↑ Template:Cite thesis
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfashionunited - ↑ Silver, Dena (21 February 2019). "LBV, Joss Sackler's Club, Launches Fashion for Women Undeterred by Her Purdue Pharma Ties". Observer.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmondalek 2019 - ↑ Adler, Dan (6 May 2021). "The Sacklers Launched OxyContin. Everyone Knows It Now". Vanity Fair.
- ↑ Krol, Charlotte (2019-09-09). "Courtney Love claims she turned down $100,000 to attend opioid heiress' fashion show". NME. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ Waller, Thomas (11 May 2020). "LBV Relaunches Web Site With E-commerce". Women's Wear Daily.