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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
Luxury

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.

Luxury

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.


Luxury

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.

Luxury

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.


News & Analysis

Power Moves | Jean Patou's New CEO, Hearst Names Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief

This week, LVMH names Sophie Brocart as chief executive of Jean Patou, while Jessica Pels is appointed editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Jean Patou's New CEO, Hearst Names Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief

This week, LVMH names Sophie Brocart as chief executive of Jean Patou, while Jessica Pels is appointed editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan.


News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?

News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?


News & Analysis

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BoF has assembled an exceptional group of tutors, from industry legends to disruptive innovators and inspirational professionals, ready to share their industry insights and on-the-job experience with you in our online courses, designed to accelerate your career.

News & Analysis

Meet BoF's Industry Experts

BoF has assembled an exceptional group of tutors, from industry legends to disruptive innovators and inspirational professionals, ready to share their industry insights and on-the-job experience with you in our online courses, designed to accelerate your career.


Fashion Week

The Suffering of Milan Fashion Week

With Gucci off to Paris for a season, there was space to fill, but only a few brave designers rose to the challenge.

Fashion Week

The Suffering of Milan Fashion Week

With Gucci off to Paris for a season, there was space to fill, but only a few brave designers rose to the challenge.


Retail

Aren’t Physical Flagships Meant to Entertain? Jil Sander Has Other Ideas.

For Jil Sander’s new Tokyo store, co-creative directors Luke and Lucie Meier teamed up with British architect John Pawson to create a soothing antidote to Insta-friendly maximalism.

Retail

Aren’t Physical Flagships Meant to Entertain? Jil Sander Has Other Ideas.

For Jil Sander’s new Tokyo store, co-creative directors Luke and Lucie Meier teamed up with British architect John Pawson to create a soothing antidote to Insta-friendly maximalism.


Fashion Week

Jil Sander’s Sophisticated Pragmatism

Luke and Lucie Meier are taking the brand’s defining tension — between freedom and discipline — to new heights of poignancy and precision.

Fashion Week

Jil Sander’s Sophisticated Pragmatism

Luke and Lucie Meier are taking the brand’s defining tension — between freedom and discipline — to new heights of poignancy and precision.


News & Analysis

Artémis Acquires Courrèges

François Pinault’s holding company has completed a deal to acquire full ownership of the French house.

News & Analysis

Artémis Acquires Courrèges

François Pinault’s holding company has completed a deal to acquire full ownership of the French house.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.


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