JIL SANDER biography

Having studied the textile business in the Crefeld school, she went to the “Exchange student” to the University of California in Los Angeles. Soon, Zander returned to Germany and settled in Brigitte magazine. In m, she opened her own boutique, where Thierry Mulger, Sonia Rykiel and her own designs were sold. At the age of 25, a year after the opening of the boutique, the journalist opened her company Jil Sander Modern in Hamburg and took up the design of women's clothing.

Although her debut collection was accepted poorly, Gilles did not give up and continued to actively develop the author’s style. In X and X, he finally brought her success and world recognition. Laconic and strict female collections were actively sold thanks to fashion stores Linda Dreser in New York and Joan Burstein in London. In the year, Jil Sander cashmere sweaters were written in Vogue.

And two years later, the first fashion show of the brand was held in Milan. In the year, Gilles Zander opened in Paris her personal boutique. At the end of the X, the designer announced the launch of the men's clothing line. Despite the incredible success of the brand, in the year Gilles Zander sold her brand Prada Group in the hope of expanding its assortment with lines of shoes and accessories.

This turned out to be a fatal solution: the fashion designer did not come together with the characters with her husband Miucci Prada and the Executive Director of the group - Patricio Bertelly. As a result, their open personal conflict entailed a chain of sad events: in the year Gilles Zander left her own brand JIL SANDER, her whole team followed, and the fate of the brand, devoid of ideological inspirer, was in question; The brand began to incur losses.

Three years later, Gilles were asked to return to Prada Group and again lead the brand.

She agreed - but again for a short while: she left the group a year later. With the post of creative director, Jil Sander was held by Raf Simons. Then he moved to Dior, and Gilles Zander returned for the third time. Presenting three beautiful collections, two years later the designer finally quit, referring to personal reasons. She relied on androgynous silhouettes, transferred the cutout from the neckline to the stomach and focused on convenience and quality.

Now, despite all the ups and downs, the Jil Sander brand has a lot of fans around the world, and under the strict guidance of the couple Meyer, sales are growing from year to year. Other heroes.