JIL SANDER news and archive

Coty renews Jil Sander partnership with plan to move into ultra-premium segment

Beauty conglomerate Coty has announced the renewal of its licensing agreement with Jil Sander, extending the duo’s long-running partnership. Next to the development of a 10-year strategic project which aims to strengthen the existing business, the deal will also see the Jil Sander brand step into the global ultra-premium fragrances’ segment for...

12 Jan 2023

BusinessFeatured

Brands take to Milan with a younger consumer focus and a mission to democratise fashion

Against the backdrop of Italy's tense general election, Milan Fashion Week took place boasting a packed schedule of big name designers that took to the runways in dramatic flair, likely in an attempt to alleviate the strained disposition throughout the country and worldwide. Among the shows and presentations, a number of high-fashion brands...

27 Sept 2022

Fashion

Jil Sander to return to co-ed catwalk format for September fashion week

Jil Sander will present its spring summer 2023 collections in a co-ed men's and women's catwalk presentation in September. The OTB-owned brand confirmed the news to WWD. Jil Sander first moved to a co-ed approach in 2017 but in a bid to shine a separate light on its menswear it opted for different calendars and shows. Jil Sander’s co-creative...

6 Jul 2022

Business

OTB group turnover and profit jump

OTB turnover for the year to December 31, 2021 reached 1,530 million euros, up 16.2 percent from 2020 and in line with 2019. Net sales were 1,456 million euros, an increase of 18 percent from 2020 driven by the luxury business Marni, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander and Viktor&Rolf. The company’s EBITDA was 354 million euros for a 24.3 percent return...

11 Feb 2022

Business

Introducing OTB Group’s new business unit, BVX

International fashion group OTB Group has announced its new business unit, Brave Virtual Xperience, or BVX. OTB Group, which owns global brands such as Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Jil Sander, Viktor & Rolf and Amiri, has created the new unit in order to focus on the development of products, projects and experiences meant for the virtual...

1 Dec 2021

Video

Video: Arc'teryx x Jil Sander collaboration

In this video, Arc'teryx and Jil Sander have presented their collaboration. Watch the video below. Video: Jil Sander via YouTube Photo credit: Image: Jil Sander via YouTube

30 Nov 2021

Business

Italian fashion group OTB aims to list by 2024

OTB, the Italian fashion group that owns Diesel, Jil Sander and Maison Martin Margiela, aims to be listed in 2024, said its founder Renzo Rosso. Reuters reported Rosso, along with OTB’s chief executive Ubaldo Minelli, expect the company to grow to a listable size and grow its the portfolio of brands. . “We would like to make new M&A deals but...

14 Nov 2021

Fashion

Jil Sander partners with Arc’teryx on high-performance collection

Italian fashion house Jil Sander has unveiled a collection in collaboration with technical apparel and outwear label Arc’teryx, on a mountain sports collection. The duo has worked together on womenswear, menswear and unisex capsules for Jil Sander, designed for an active outdoor lifestyle. Creative directors, Lucie and Luke Meier, selected the...

9 Nov 2021

Video

Video: Jil Sander SS22 collection

In this video, fashion designer Jil Sander has presented her SS22 collection at Milano Fashion Week (MFW). Watch the video below. Video: Jil Sander via YouTube Photo credit: High Fashion Talk, Facebook

30 Sept 2021

Fashion Featured

At Milan Fashion Week there's freedom in dressing sexy

At Milan fashion week the hemlines are short and the body on full display via a myriad of garment constructions and revelations. There is the alluded sexiness, as seen at Prada, where a thigh-skimming silk dress was juxtaposed with a leather biker jacket. Shoes were pointy but the kitten heel kept the look from teetering into the overt. At...

26 Sept 2021

PeopleFeatured

OTB appoints Ubaldo Minelli as new CEO of Jil Sander

Italian fashion group OTB has appointed its chief executive officer Ubaldo Minelli to the additional role of CEO of the Jil Sander brand, according to WWD. It comes after the German luxury label was acquired by OTB from Japanese fashion group Onward Holding for an undisclosed sum back in March. Minelli will be taking the reins from Axel Keller,...

15 Sept 2021

Fashion

The Jil Sander+ Fall / Winter 2021 campaign

July 2021- Zermatt, Swiss Alps. A world, a landscape, a life Lucie and Luke Meier know well. They grew up exploring these mountains; hiking, skiing, snowboarding. Lucie’s family is based here, in Zum See, a short walk up the mountain from the village. An exemplary place, where human presence, and the architecture, can only exist according to a...

13 Jul 2021