Jil Sander Spring/summer 2005

[oceanharlot]

anyone else reminded of cuttlefish by the first dress?

 

[BCBG freak]

not exactly loving it... but there are definitely some things i would be able to wear as seperates. such as this blue skirt

and some of the trenches.

 

[Dixie]

The collection seems comfortable, therefore wearable.

 

[Meg]

I have a question and always wondered but before now never asked because I never saw any nudity.

When a model who is underage such as Gemma, hana, most of them actually wears something sheer, or really open or loose in which their chest becomes exposed, is it considered to be child p*rn*gr*phy? Especially if it's in an editorial? Or not because they aren't posing in a sexually suggestive way? What about if they were doing d&g instead of jil sander?

Anyway, always wondered that.

 

[Lena]

it isnt 'nude' really here, just semi transparent and it seems almost 'conservative' which makes a huge difference from 'suggestive'

 

[maarit]

Very lovely collection. Like Nader I adore these pants

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by Nader@Oct 2 2004, 01:33 AM
I like this collection more than most in Milan... I love the huge pants Gemma is wearing in one of the first pics.

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ditto on the pants
what i like in Jil's collection is austerity and simplicity, which looks like an oasis in the over styled, extra sugarry Milano season.
suddenly simple looks fresh and modern to me... like not trying too hard

i also like the flat shoes/sandals idea, her soles are great but the shapes are

 

[macchiom]

Originally posted by Meg@Oct 2 2004, 07:39 AM
I have a question and always wondered but before now never asked because I never saw any nudity.

When a model who is underage such as Gemma, hana, most of them actually wears something sheer, or really open or loose in which their chest becomes exposed, is it considered to be child p*rn*gr*phy? Especially if it's in an editorial? Or not because they aren't posing in a sexually suggestive way? What about if they were doing d&g instead of jil sander?

Anyway, always wondered that.

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They have to be posing in a sexual suggestive way for it to be considered child p*rn*gr*phy, at least that’s how it is here in Denmark.

And even then you can’t be sure, it’s judged to be illegal…

As for the collection I really like it. Simple and beautiful!

 

[metal-on-metal]

Originally posted by Lena@Oct 2 2004, 02:40 AM
what i like in Jil's collection is austerity and simplicity, which looks like an oasis in the over styled, extra sugarry Milano season.
suddenly simple looks fresh and modern to me... like not trying too hard

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Yes! I hope this is where fashion will move within the next couple seasons. I think a revised minimalism is what should move into the mainstream. Perhaps a more eccentric minimalism, a la Jil Sander and Prada.

 

[LibertyRose]

I think the mix of tailored trench and over-sized pants is rather eclectic coming from Jil Sander. This is a very 'pared down' presentation, I agree, but I am shocked by how plain the material seems. At least in her first two collections following her return, she used luxe material such as pleated chiffon and satin. And now the trenches, which are the strongest pieces of the collection, seem to be made of cheap cotton. The red trench below is so wrinkled! Design-wise, the silhouette is often times very similar to Prada. And Miu Miu also played optical trickery around the chest-stomach area like Sander did.

Some of the best pieces... But you wouldn't guess they are expensive:

 

[Spacemiu]

I love these looks

 

[Lena]

beautiful.. thanks for posting those Liberty Rose & Spacemiu

 

[nqth]

Beautiful. I love the way she deals with the fabrics (very Jil). I think the collection is very "dynamic" :-)

Love the prints (that Spacemiu has posted) and the pale blue palette.

The fisrt dress is strange. The decoration looks like an embrion of an alien to me :-P

 

[pennyfei]

the same minimalist jil sander but unfortunately this one is not close to last season's.

 

[fuj]

I like the prints on the button downs, i might just have to invest in one. I like the dresses... like this one:

http://www.modaonline.it/Images/284/18/2934/sander24.jpg

 

[runner]

Jil Sander: New Girls, New Clothes, New Poetry

October 02, 2004 - Milan

There have been times, lots of them, this week in Milan when one wondered in which decade we were so time-bound have been most of the Italian collections. But definitely not at Jil Sander, whose ever-so cleverly tailored, super light and canny printed clothes could only have been made in the 21st century.

Sander’s comeback last year after an enforced exile of nearly two years, has been a gradual, rather than, dramatic return. But on Friday night in Milan, it all suddenly came together in a fusion of her elegant, minimalist silhouette and super subtle detailing.

“Since I returned, my mood has been far lighter, and I wanted to see that in clothes that were also very carefully tailored. All that, but with the certain androgynous spirit,” a smiling Sander told FWD after the show.

The androgynous was clear from the assured casting of youthful, naive models, done up with pale make-up. And, in a city whose runways are ruled by supermodels it was refreshing to see a major show where it was hard to put a name on many of the faces. So let’s hear it for the most precise casting in fashion. Models never flirt with the camera at Sander shows. At most shows, models pirouette coltishly at the head of the runway, at Sander they pass the ranks of lens as if they were not there.

Sander’s best ideas for spring 2005 were her selection of wonderful big-buttoned coats, softened up with scarves tied into knots. One white coat with off-center buttons was exceptional; it seemed almost weight-less, even though it was made of leather. But the key to this show was found in a series of very feminine chiffon mesh dresses, gathered and puckered in the front center that floated out onto the pale stone catwalk.

Jil has always been a great colorist, and her use of Ikat designs and washed out computer blotches in faded blue and white was faultless. However, one could not help thinking that the designer was trying too hard with a series of boxy handbags, and her odd choice of mannish hefty sandals – a big, and unfortunate trend in Milan, and one that we saw two days ago at Prada.

We know that the owner of the house of Sander, whose clan chieftain Patrizio Bertelli attended the show, would love to boost Jil’s accessories business. But we can’t see it happening with this loot. Prada, an accessories house that became a great source of fashion, is trying to do the opposite with its two main investments – Sander and Helmut Lang – two legendary creators fashion, with no particular past reputation of making a hit accessory.

However for those who just focused on the clothes, you left this collection thinking poetic minimalist is alive and very well at Jil Sander.

FWD

 

[Lena]

love those shoes here

 

[TheSoCalledPrep]

Originally posted by maarit@Oct 2 2004, 01:36 AM
Very lovely collection. Like Nader I adore these pants

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Me too.. They're so wonderful. I'm just eating this collection up. Definitely one of the best this season.

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by TheSoCalledPrep@Oct 3 2004, 02:49 PM
Me too.. They're so wonderful. I'm just eating this collection up. Definitely one of the best this season.

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absolutely, just when nobody was really expecting it,
i can see the appreciation of simplicity rising up in the haze cloud of candy-sugary collections

 

[helena]

I think this is absolutely beautiful. Lovely simply stated summer clothes for serious women. I agree Lena that I for one am more drawn to simplicity than I have been for a while. I am just really liking the clean-ness of it & I am tired of all the frou frou & overembellishment all the time. I would wear nearly all of this...