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Jil Sander Unveils New Creative Era with Crisp, Light Silhouettes at Milan Fashion Week
Simone Bellotti returns Jil Sander to its minimalist roots with vibrant colors and precise tailoring in the Spring-Summer 2026 collection, debuting during Milan Fashion Week.
- On Tuesday morning, Simone Bellotti debuted as creative director at Jil Sander, presenting the women's Spring‑Summer 2026 collection in the brand's modernist headquarters next to Castello Sforzesco during Milan Fashion Week.
- Jil Sander's 1990s minimalism and shifts under Raf Simons and Luke and Lucie Meier framed the need for Simone Bellotti, who joined from Bally, to balance structure and tailoring inspired by the brand's white modernist space and the Sforzesco Castle.
- Tailoring dominated the collection with coats and jackets in sculpted shapes and hidden embroidery creating origami‑like folds at the waist.
- Industry experts said Bellotti's vision aligns with the founder's minimalist language after Wednesday's preview, while observers described the debut as fresh yet familiar, a strong start for the Jil Sander woman and man.
- Hyper‑focused execution indicated meticulous intention unlocking Jil Sander's tailoring, while Simone Bellotti’s vibrant colour palette positions the house to enter a new era.
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Jil Sander SS26 Marks Simone Bellotti’s Debut
JIL SANDER SS26, Courtesy of Jil Sander The SS26 collection marked a defining moment for Jil Sander as Simone Bellotti unveiled his first work as Creative Director. The show returned to the brand’s Milan headquarters, once a cinema, later transformed into a stark three-storey building, for the first time since 2017. Against whitewashed walls and a black-arched runway, the atmosphere was heightened by the electronic bleeps of Bochum Welt, a score…
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