JIL SANDER

The brand and company was founded in 1968 by Jil Sander, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, 1943. In 1973 they showed their first collection in Paris. From 1985 they transferred their show and the Maison to Milan, developing as a globally recognised brand. In 1999 they joined Prada group. During the 2000’s they experienced a very unstable period due to Jil leaving the brand, then returning, as well as other designers taking after the role. However, the brand’s minimalistic style and their use of top quality fabric was always passed on to the next designer. Their past designers include Jil Sander, Milan Vukmirovic, Raf Simons and Rodolfo Paglialunga; during the period where the designer is undecided, their design team had served the role collectively. In 2008 the brand was bought by ONWARD HOLDINGS CO., Ltd, a Japanese cooperation. In 2017 the husband and wife design duo Lucie & Luke Meier was assigned creative director, introducing the street style essence to the brands’ design.