Jil Sander

Although Jil Sander is no longer with Jil Sander, the company retains her name. The German minimalist fashion house became a subsidiary of Italian firm Pradain 1999. In what had become an on-again, off-again relationship, Sander herself returned to head her namesake company’s creative direction in 2003 after having been ousted during the buyout, only to depart a second time in 2004. Designer

The company announced in 2005 it would be moving its manufacturing operations from Germany to Italy to reduce costs, though administrative, design, and development activities would remain in Germany

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