JIL SANDER by Jil Sander

Jil Sanders, the Queen of Less, is telling her life’s story in an all-new book aptly titled Jil Sander by Jil Sander. From Prestel Publishing, the 360-page binding features a beautiful layout with 525 color illustrations designed by Irma Boom, one of the globe’s leading book creators.

Publishing date: Nov. 2024

Shaping: Hardcover
Content: 360 pages
Format:  280 x 280 mm
Language: English

ISBN: 978-3-7913-8954-7

“For decades the name Jil Sander has evoked the philosophy of less is more—a minimalist aesthetic using highest quality materials and employing exquisite craftsmanship to the effect of poetic purity,” reads a statement from the publisher.

Filled with archival material and historical moments, the book recounts Sander’s breakthrough story, charting how she first entered fashion in the 1960s and grew her label to be one of the most prestigious in fashion by the ’80s and ’90s. The book touches on all aspects of her career, including her venture into makeup, as well as her collaboration with Uniqlo, with which she created her +J.A sub-label.

“The result is an elegant manifestation of the Jil Sander name—a story of integrity and grit, sumptuously packaged and timeless,” the publisher concluded.

Jil Sander by Jil Sander is now available to shop here or in our physical store, PARADIS SUPERSTORE, in Brussels, Belgium.

About Ingeborg Harms

INGEBORG HARMS is a journalist and literary scholar. She has worked and taught at various universities, including Yale University in New Haven, CT, and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn. She is currently Professor of Design Theory at the Institute for Experimental Clothing and Textile Design at the Berlin University of the Arts.

IRMA BOOM is a Dutch bookmaker. Her books are part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Vatican Library and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. Boom received the Johannes Vermeer Prize, the Dutch State Prize for Art. In 2019, she received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London. She teaches at the universities of Yale and Harvard.

NADINE BARTH is a curator and publicist. In 2006 she founded the agency barthouse for international cultural projects. She is the editor of over one hundred publications on art, architecture and fashion - including the standard work "German Fashion Design" and many award-winning photo books.