Joss Sackler

Joss Sackler is a fashion designer, rock climber and linguist. She is the co-founder of the social club Les Bouledogues Vigneronnes (LBV), as well as a fashion line brand that uses the same initialism, which ceased operations in 2023.

Early life Sackler was born to a Canadian diplomat and spent part of her childhood in Japan. Courtney Love has said that she was offered $100,000 to attend the show. Love, a recovering opioid addict, rebuked the effort on social media. Sackler said that it was an "industry standard to compensate talent for fashion show appearances", and once Love's representation named a dollar amount for her to attend the show, Sackler said no, and there was no formal offer to Love. In 2023, after an attempt to enter the mass market apparel space, the company announced that it was ceasing operations.

Personal life Sackler has a doctorate in linguistics; is a rock climbing guide, and is also a trained sommelier. In 2017, she co-founded a private social club, Les Bouledogues Vigneronnes (the winemaking bulldogs), which besides wine tasting, also features lectures, trips to fashion houses, fitness classes and dinners that recognize contemporary artists. In 2004, she was one of 58 national delegates competing for the title of Miss Canada International.

Joss is married to David Sackler, whose father Richard Sackler was a key figure in the controversial development and marketing of Oxycontin at Purdue Pharma. She has herself been addicted to opioids and has pleaded guilty to a felony offense. The couple, who have three children,