The Raf Simons for Jil Sander Chapter has Ended - Fall Winter 2012/13

Raf Out, Jil In As you know, I am in Florence with Gucci at the moment and during the day all those twitter messages came in that Raf Simons, Creative Director of Jil Sander since 2005, has confirmed he will be stepping down following the F/W 2012 show this Saturday. This is breaking fashion news! But it...

Jil Sander Pre-Fall 2012 CollectionThe Sisterhood – Raf Simons draws inspiration from elite college life with Jil Sander's pre-fall 2012 collection. Photographer Ben Weller captures models Katie Fogarty, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Karolina Mrozkova, Tilda Lindstam, Katya Konstantinova, Janice Seinen Alida and others in a common room...

Dior selects Raf Simons to succeed John Galliano Galliano was fired from Dior in March 2011 and the position of artistic director has been vacant since. The announcement ends one of the fashion industry's longest job searches. Over the last year LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault had reportedly considered recruiting top designers like Marc...

#1696 Raf Simons' Fall 2011 collection may not go into production Conspiracy theorists searching for distress signals won't have to look far – Raf Simons' Fall 2011 show is named Dead Prince College, and the invitation bears the words "FALL OF THE PRINCE". Here's hoping for the best. UPDATE: According to sources, the collection is now being wholesaled out...

menswear collections: raf simons, fallwith studies of industrial design taken by simons himself, it's within the DNA of his namesake label to inject forms of structured design into the pieces that are created. since the creation of raf simon menswear in 1995, the aesthetic & influence of structure in design was also adapted to the...

Jil Sander Fall 2011: Mid-Century ModernMILAN– Raf Simon ‘s cited 1950s couture, Diane Arbus' tunic dresses, furniture designer Jacques Adnet, and Louise Dahl-Wolfe–one of my favorite fashion photographers–as inspiration for his Fall 2011 Jil Sander collection. Those references are easy to spot, but my visceral reaction to the...

Jil Sander Fall 2012 As Raf Simons gave his final bow at Jil Sander today, he was met with both. br> It was "moving and spontaneous, and certainly not like anything I've experienced in 25 years of covering the industry," Cathy Horyn reported of the show's final moments. Federico Marchetti echoed the sentiment...

The Kanye Rumors Keep Coming: Raf Simons Leaving Jil Sander? Belgian fashion designer and creative director at Jil Sander, is rumored to be stepping down from the label in order to work with West on his first full collection which is reportedly walking during Fashion Week in September. Dazed & Confused editor David Hellqvist tweetedearlier, "Raf Simons...

Jil Sander Returns to Jil Sander the Brand Again in 2012Following this morning's news that Raf Simons will leave his position at Jil Sander next Monday, it has been announced that the designer Jil Sander herself will step in to replace him. Sixty-eight year old Sander is happy to return to her eponymous brand, originally founded in 1968. NY Mag...

Jil Sander Fall 2011In a collection that was about as different as night and day, Raf Simons channeled the viewpoint of photographer Diane Arbus for fall, elevating early-sixties fashion with Pop Art color. The results were a mesmerizing mix of interesting combinations: tulip tops with ski pants, stiff quilted...

Prices Cut at Jil Sander Sample SaleBy: TJ Kennedy The now famous Jil Sander sample sale ends this Saturday and we knew that if we held out long enough we would be able to benefit from even better discounts than before. The early bird may catch the worm but the late shopper usually gets better prices. Shoppers can now find...

Jil Sander strapless cotton-blend maxi dress Wrap-detail jersey dress Jil Sander dress has a round neck, long sleeves, ties at waist, shoulder and wrist and a detachable wrap which fixes to ties. Black jersey wrap-detail dress. 69% viscose, 29% nylon, ... Jil Sander Military wool cardigan Jil Sander Military wool cardigan Jil Sander...

Jil Sander Modal twist dress-blend trench Jil Sander coat has a self-tie belt with brown buckle fastening, brown button fastenings at front, hook and eye-fastening princess collar, two side pockets and is fully lined. 63% cotton, 37% nylon; ... Jil Sander Military wool cardigan Jil Sander Military wool cardigan Jil...

Jil Sander navy modal twist dressJil Sander Modal twist dress Jil Sander dress has a wide neck, short cap sleeves, is fully lined and simply slips on. 100% modal; lining: 65% acetate, 35% polyamide. Dry clean. Jil Sander elevates this easy-chic navy modal dress with a flattering twist detail. Jil Sander Modal twist...

Links: Raf Simons Confirmed As Dior's Artistic DirectorThe choice has finally been made. After a long-term discussion Raf Simons has been appointed as the artistic director of Christian Dior, the brand which has been operating without a designer for a year already. Raf Simons, who left his position at Jil Sander in February, will showcase his...

Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2012 Milan Fashion WeekIndustrial Fashion–Revealing a caliginous collection, fit and texture made a strong statement for Jil Sander's latest collection. Turning the understated into a showstopper, Jil Sander creative director Raf Simons executed a range of his signature silhouettes, treated in various fabrications...

Jil SanderThe "mille-feuille of color" that was the Jil Sander Spring show has been dialed down several notches for pre-fall. Raf Simons did turn out a boxy, slightly oversize parka in a bright, seventies-ish orange inspired by a Scandinavian furniture fabric. But overall, the look was more subdued and...

Jil Sander Back at Jil Sander It also comes a short while after the discontinuation of Jil Sander's +J collaboration with Uniqlo, which would make for a slate as clean as the label's famed minimalism. But remember, nothing is final until an announcement is made. UPDATE 2/23/12, 9:47 AM Following our report last night,...

Fashion Week Handbags: Jil Sander Fall 2011If there's one thing that one should always expect from Jil Sander, it's extremely clean lines. The label was known for its impeccable minimalism back when Sander was still with the company, and now that Raf Simons has taken the helm, he's continued the traditional of sometimes-stark modernism...

Jil Sander Framed calf hair shoulder bag leather shoulder bag Jil Sander bag has a top leather handle, a draped panel at front, a magnetic press-stud fastening at top, an internal zipped pocket ... Jil Sander Fringed shoulder bag Jil Sander Fringed shoulder bag Up your style credentials with this statement fringed shoulder bag!...

Raf Simons goes to Dior Raf Simons' departure from Jil Sander cemented the move for some and others were still insisting that Vuitton's Marc Jacobs or Lanvin's Alber Elbaz were still in the running. I can't tell you the number of times we all thought we finally had a name we could stick to, only to be told yet...

Jil Sander Zenith Bow-Front Cotton-Organdy DressLook gorgeous and appear dainty in all occasions wearing the Zenith bow-front cotton-organdy dress from Jil Sander. This has a peach filament-organdy, spaghetti fastenings, crimped bodice, ribbon knots at the waistline area, completely creased, and it is slithers on. It is 100% cotton. You...

Jil Sander reversible green and yellow two-tone leather beltJil Sander reversible two-tone leather belt Jil Sander belt has a silver hoop-fastening front. Jil Sander's green and yellow leather belt is an easy way to work this season's hottest color-clash trend. Reversible green and yellow textured-leather belt. Team it with navy wide-leg pants and...

Raf Simons Out at Jil Sanderbr> >> This Saturday's Fall 2012 Jil Sander show in Milan will be Raf Simons's lastfor the label. In a joint statement, the Sander company thanked Simons "for his dedicated commitment to the brand, throughout these years, and wishes him the very best for the future." Simons has been creative...

A beautiful goodbye from Raf Simons at Jil Sander One felt as if Raf was sending his heart itself down the catwalk for autumn winter 2012. And of course the tears at the end didn't help things. I'm not talking just about Raf Simons' tears, I'm talking about the entire audience welling up and applauding a man who has transformed Jil Sander in...

Jil Sander Fall Winter 2012 A great final collection for Raf Simons at Jil Sander. I love... this perfect combination of pink and brown. a very elegant pale pink outfit. all these beautiful, voluminous coats. that Raf SImons can do a strapless dress beautifully. I loathe... a tacky one-piece. Showing off...

Raf Simons Leaves Jil SanderDesigner , widely believed to be the frontrunner to replace at Dior, announced today that he is leaving his job as creative director of the Jil Sander label. So where is he headed? And who will replace him as leader of the German fashion house? Whether or not Simons will actually head to...

Back to School with Jil Sander By Raf Simons Pre-Autumn 2012The ad campaign for Jil Sander By Raf Simons Pre-Autumn 2012 says it all, it depicts women who are smart and could be the future leaders of the world. It's time for back to school shopping. The images look as if the women go to Brown or Oxford and are having their weekly Literature club...

Explaining How Jil Sander Replaced Raf Simons at Jil Sanderbr> The exact circumstances under which Jil Sander replaced Raf Simons as the creative director of her eponymous fashion house were unclear until today. According to a new profile in WSJ. Magazine's Winter issue, Sander wasn't called back to the house she founded in 1968 just because Simons...

Jil Sander Fall Winter 2011 Ad CampaignJil Sander Fall Winter 2011 2012 ad campaign with models Daria Strokous and Guerrino Santulliana, photographed by Willy Vanderperre. The Winter-Oympic ready collection designed by Raf Simons looks like he is giving us a half human half mutant look which will be the favorite collection from...