Jil Sander Quotes

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Jil Sander

Profession : Designer

Birth : November 27, 1943

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

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Life is full of challenges and surprises.

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One glass of water doesn't equal another. One may just appease the thirst, the other you may enjoy thoroughly. In Japan, people know about this difference.

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Even as a child, I told my whole family how to improve their looks.

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It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.

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I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.

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We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

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I try as much as possible to give you a great basic product and what comes out, I feel, is really amazing.

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Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.

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My approach has always been rather sensual.

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The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and family structures, and also in fashion. There was a cloud of possibilities which kept us all dizzy.

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You don't have to pay more to have a great form.

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The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying.

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I have a lot of fantasy.

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I am convinced that you don't need to spend a fortune to look like a million.

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I feel very strongly that clothes that fit well make a person feel better. It's maybe half the value of the merchandise.

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I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.

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The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.

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It is not easy to dress well.

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If I had the power, I would ban leggings.

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