February 26, 2023 |
It’s been half a decade since Lucie and Luke Meier presented their first collection for Jil Sander. In recent seasons, the husband-and-wife duo have loosened up on the refined elegance that’s defined the minimalist titan, bringing a more individualistic flair to their design handwriting. Here, they introduced moto jackets and felt peplum tops airbrushed with cherries into their arsenal, and charged forward with their louche, swollen tailoring. The show notes described the collection as “opulent and prismatic in proportion and silhouette”, as the pair proposed parkas made from recycled polyester and glass, roomy trousers that pooled over the ankle thanks to expandable zippers and floral-laden capes.
Soundtracked by Björk’s “All Neon Like”, the collection was a textural buffet of fuzzy checkerboard column dresses, tinsel-y tops, hairy, hulking overcoats and dresses littered with crushed, metal flowers. These are clothes that tantalise.
Photography courtesy of Jil Sander.
