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Jil Sander

Founder, Jil Sander

After an eight year period of absence, the minimalist designer returned to the helm of her eponymous label in 2012, before announcing her intent to leave once again due to personal reasons.

Jil Sander
Fashion Week

Spring/Summer 2012 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — It was a fashion season of extreme weather. After the New York Fashion Week schedule was upended, first by an earthquake and

Fashion Week

Spring/Summer 2012 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — It was a fashion season of extreme weather. After the New York Fashion Week schedule was upended, first by an earthquake and


News & Analysis

Suzy Menkes: Sources Say Raf Simons To Take Over At Yves Saint Laurent

PARIS, France — We usually leave 'breaking news' stories to the wire services and Twitter, and don't like to propagate unsubstantiated rumours, but

News & Analysis

Suzy Menkes: Sources Say Raf Simons To Take Over At Yves Saint Laurent

PARIS, France — We usually leave 'breaking news' stories to the wire services and Twitter, and don't like to propagate unsubstantiated rumours, but


Luxury

An Inflection Point in Menswear?

On the eve of the menswear shows at London Fashion Week, our Tokyo Associate Contributor W. David Marx considers an inflection point in menswear

Luxury

An Inflection Point in Menswear?

On the eve of the menswear shows at London Fashion Week, our Tokyo Associate Contributor W. David Marx considers an inflection point in menswear


News & Analysis

Getting The Luxury Fashion Business Model Right

Today, BoF exclusively brings you Savigny Partners' blow-by-blow analysis of the rapidly shifting luxury fashion business model which is undergoing

News & Analysis

Getting The Luxury Fashion Business Model Right

Today, BoF exclusively brings you Savigny Partners' blow-by-blow analysis of the rapidly shifting luxury fashion business model which is undergoing


Global Markets

The Fashion Trail | Madrid Rising

MADRID, Spain — Stately and full of world-class art at any time of the year, Madrid is particularly appealing in the fall, when the city welcomes

Global Markets

The Fashion Trail | Madrid Rising

MADRID, Spain — Stately and full of world-class art at any time of the year, Madrid is particularly appealing in the fall, when the city welcomes


News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2011 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — One never knows exactly what to expect from fashion month. Which designers will soar higher, which will stumble, and which

News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2011 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — One never knows exactly what to expect from fashion month. Which designers will soar higher, which will stumble, and which


News & Analysis

The Fashion Trail | A Jil Sander Sorbet and Burberry's Acoustic Treats

MILAN, Italy — This season, BoF dipped its toes a bit deeper into the waters of the Italian men's fashion scene, starting with Pitti Uomo and moving

News & Analysis

The Fashion Trail | A Jil Sander Sorbet and Burberry's Acoustic Treats

MILAN, Italy — This season, BoF dipped its toes a bit deeper into the waters of the Italian men's fashion scene, starting with Pitti Uomo and moving


Technology

The Best of BoF | Top 10 Articles of 2009

LONDON, United Kingdom — It's that time of year again. With over one million pageviews on BoF in 2009, it's time to take stock of the year that was

Technology

The Best of BoF | Top 10 Articles of 2009

LONDON, United Kingdom — It's that time of year again. With over one million pageviews on BoF in 2009, it's time to take stock of the year that was


News & Analysis

032c | The Magazine that Defied the Downturn

Stephen Meisel in 032c Winter 2008/09 | Source: 032c

News & Analysis

032c | The Magazine that Defied the Downturn

Stephen Meisel in 032c Winter 2008/09 | Source: 032c


News & Analysis

Uniqlo | A Feel-Good Commodity

TOKYO, Japan — For the last two years, the inverted black triangle — Japan's version of the minus sign — has infected monthly earnings reports at

News & Analysis

Uniqlo | A Feel-Good Commodity

TOKYO, Japan — For the last two years, the inverted black triangle — Japan's version of the minus sign — has infected monthly earnings reports at


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