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Raf Simons: an interactive retrospective

Raf Simons' departure from Calvin Klein was sad news to many. The prolific designer has Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Calvin Klein on his track record, and some are more commercially successful than others. Learn about the career of Raf Simon at the helm of various brands in this interactive presentation. You can click on the upper right...

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Axel Keller is the new CEO of Jil Sander

German fashion house Jil Sander has promoted Axel Keller from the role of commercial director to CEO, according to WWD. Keller joined the brand in February from Balenciaga, where he held the role of commercial director for 15 years. Keller is succeeding Alessandra Betari, who was the brand’s CEO since 2016. She will now move to the role of...

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Video: Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2018 Campaign

Directed by Wim Wenders. Source: Jil Sander, YouTube.

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Video: Jil Sander SS 2018 Campaign - Episode 2

Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign. Episode 2 (Photoshoot) directed by Wim Wenders. Source: Jil Sander, YouTube.

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Forever modern: fashion icon Jil Sander looks back

It's been 50 years since Jil Sander founded her own fashion house as a plucky twenty-something in postwar Germany, creating modern, minimalist clothes that would go on to redefine the working woman's wardrobe. But although she took her last runway bow in 2013, fashion's "Queen of Less" isn't resting on her laurels yet. The 74-year-old recently...

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Video: Jil Sander FW18 PFW

Jil Sander collection Fall Winter 2018/2019, March 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Jil Sander, YouTube

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Video: Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2018 campaign

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2018 campaign directed by Wim Wenders. Source: Jil Sander, YouTube

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Jil Sander ‘doesn’t fit’ into today’s fashion industry

The German fashion designer Jil Sander is hosting her first solo exhibition at the Museum Applied Art in Frankfurt. FashionUnited spoke with director and curator Matthias Wagner K. about working with the designer to create the exhibition and how her clothing does not fit today's fashion industry, which makes it ground-breaking. Could you tell us...

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Jil Sander escapes time in Frankfurt exhibition

The first solo-exhibition of German fashion designer Jil Sander opened in Frankfurt on November 4. Jil Sander worked for one and a half years developing the exhibition which strives to be more than just a retrospective. Instead, she decided to create a new piece of work using fashion, light and sound which blends in seamlessly with Richard Meier...

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Video: Jil Sander SS18 - panel discussion

"&amp;amp;amp;gt; Guest chair Mimma Viglezio is joined by Finn Mactaggart, Dino Bonacic, Andrew Davis and Rhea Dillon to discuss the Jil Sander Womenswear Spring/Summer 18 show. Video: SHOWstudio, YouTube

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Jil Sander announces new creative directors

Jil Sander has confirmed that husband and wife duo Luke and Lucie Meier will be the creative directors of the brand. The news follows the departure of former creative director Rodolfo Paglialunga in March. While both designers have lengthy resumés in the fashion world, this will be the first time they have worked together in a design capacity....

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Jil Sander confirms it will part ways with Rodolfo Paglialunga

London - Jil Sander has confirmed the departure of its creative director Rodolfo Paglialunga Wednesday morning. The Milan-based label is set to say goodbye to Paglialunga following a three year tenure, who joined the team at Jil Sander from Vionnet in April, 2014. "It was a great pleasure to collaborate with everyone in Jil Sander and to give my...