Jil Sander
Jil Sander
Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sanderis 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"...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth27 November 1943
CityWesselburen, Germany
CountryGermany
design ambitious may
It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.
thinking design needs
I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.
dresses easy wells
It is not easy to dress well.
fashion strong may
The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.
opportunity reason feels
I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.
fashion patterns sometimes
I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.
fashion clouds dizzy
The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and family structures, and also in fashion. There was a cloud of possibilities which kept us all dizzy.
able language
The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying.
ends
In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.
cutting hands brushes
If you cut a painter's hands off, he'd still feel the urge to pick up a brush.
challenges surprise life-is
Life is full of challenges and surprises.
sensual approach
My approach has always been rather sensual.
japan differences glasses
One glass of water doesn't equal another. One may just appease the thirst, the other you may enjoy thoroughly. In Japan, people know about this difference.
fantasy
I have a lot of fantasy.