Jil Sander
- Category : Fashion Designer
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 5/1 - Heretical / Investigator
- Definition : Split - Small (6,22,36)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Duality 2
Categories
- Birth Year: 1943
- Birthday: 27. November
- Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
- Category: Fashion Designer
- Profile: 5-1
- Type: Emotional Manifesting Generator
- Inc.Cross: Duality 2
- Definition: Double Split - Small (6,22,36)
- Variables: BLL-MLL
- 3740 Community
- 2034 Charisma
- 3457 Power
- 2057 The Brain Wave
- 1333 The Prodigal
- 2946 Discovery
Biography
Heidemarie Jiline 'Jil' Sander (born 27 November 1943) is a minimalist German fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house. She was listed as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by the Guardian in March 2013. Sander has been described as the Queen of Less.
Jil Sander fashion house
Sander founded her own fashion house in Hamburg, Germany in 1968. She flourished through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1999, Prada Group bought a 75% share in her company. Sander remained creative designer and became chairwoman in the new joint venture. Six months later, in January 2000, Sander unexpectedly resigned abruptly as chairwoman and shortly thereafter as chief designer after confrontations with Prada CEO Patrizio Bertelli. Nearly all the design and production staff left after her departure. For 2001, the Jil Sander Group reported a net loss of $9.4 million, its first ever. The brand lost 26 million euros (about $30.4 million) in 2002 on flat sales, in part because of the costs of adding retail stores in London and in New York.
Sander returned to the company as head designer and partner in a surprise decision in May 2003, after her noncompete clause had expired. Officially, Bertelli "approached Ms. Sander and began negotiating a truce". Bertelli had, with regard to Sander's departure in 2000, boldly stated before: "A brand as strong as Jil Sander doesn't need to rely on the name of a designer". She was rehired under a six-year consulting contract and also received an undisclosed stake in the company and a seat on Prada's strategic committee.
In November 2004, Sander terminated cooperation with Prada for good and resigned from her post again after insurmountable differences with Mr. Bertelli. Prada announced in an official statement that "the decision by Patrizio Bertelli and Ms. Sander to end her involvement in the company was amicable." Sander subsequently withdrew from her involvement in her namesake brand. She continued her contributions and work at Uniqlo.
Jil Sander returned to her brand in February 2012, only days after the then creative director, Raf Simons, was released from his position. Sander left the brand again in October 2013.
Uniqlo
On March 17, 2009, Sander announced the creation of her own fashion consultancy. The new company's first client was Fast Retailing of Japan with its Uniqlo label for whom Sander is overseeing the design of womenswear and menswear collections called +J. The first collection for the 2009-10 Autumn/Winter season was launched worldwide on October 1, 2009 consisting of "about 40 pieces for men and 100 for women, including coats, jackets, knitwear, T-shirts and accessories" featuring the minimalist aesthetic and demure colors typical of Jil Sander.
The second line of +J designed for Spring and Summer wear, was launched on December 23, 2009 throughout Asia including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and China and on January 7, 2010 in the London stores. It is to be launched in Uniqlo's sole US store in New York city on January 14, 2010. This collection will see more retail drops during the Spring and Summer seasons.
After a successful run of 3 years, Jil Sander and Uniqlo's parent company, Fast Retailing, announced that the partnership agreement will not be renewed at the end of 2011, thus marking the end of +J. The last collection from the collaborative label will be for the Fall/Winter 2011 season. The split between the parties is said to be mutual.
Recognition
Jil Sander was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz by the Federal Republic of Germany for her achievements in the fashion industry.
