Jil Sander

Jil Sander (1943-) "Königin des Wenigen"

Hailed as the 'Queen of Less', Sander has been riding the fashion waves since the 60s when she founded the Jil Sander fashion house. Minimalist and edgy her pieces gained notoriety in the 80s and 90s, in her peak she had boutiques in both London's Browns and New York's Park Avenue. Since the 1999 agreement with Prada in which Prada took a 75% share in the brand, Sander's allegiance to the brand has waned. In 2009, she collaborated with the Japanese brand Uniqlo creating a line called +J, it run successfully for 3 years however 2011 saw the last collection of the line.

" Personal fashion blogs and style sites like Ilikemystyle.net, for example, are an answer to the confusion we have in fashion. " JIL SANDER

Sander in 1968, near her studio on Milchstrasse in Hamburg