A sense of eclecticism reverberated throughout Jil Sander’s Autumn Winter 2023 collection, marking five years of the German-Canadian designers and A#21 curators Lucie & Luke Meier at the helm. Presented in a warehouse in the outskirts of Milan, models meandered through the industrial space furcated into circular sections, each bound by rings of white quilted chairs and illuminated with a singular spotlight.
‘Fuzzy, technical, mobile, ethereal,’ the amalgamation reflected and embraced the current zeitgeist of hyperstimuli, where self-expression takes references from anything and everywhere — from sportswear and motorcross to opulent full dress. The identity of each look, coming and going from beyond the shadows, suggested an overarching departure from German minimalism and instead affirmed the duo’s contemplation of the multiplicities that constitute individuality. What staunchly remained, however, was a mastery of technique in constructing bold silhouettes and sleek forms.