Jil Sander S/S 08

[goldengloves]

And so it begins....

[goldengloves]

[goldengloves]

[Tiranis]

I like how this feels like it's Jil Sander, but you can clearly see Raf's touch in it. The silhouette is rather appealing in all of these.

I feel like this is a step forward and improvement from Fall 07/08 which felt kind of bland, not because it was simple, but because I felt like Raf was holding back.

With that said, the models are butt ugly.

[keagan]

feels like the same old stuff as the last ss collection, aside from stuff like this;

Red. Dem sandels are nice.

That shirt above looks like really thin rubber or something.

[Liberation1945]

a lot of stuff looks sloppy to me...i liked ss07 a lot more.

[Lucas0607]

i dunno. What I noticed with Jil sander and recent collections is that I feel like it doesn't offer variety. I know this is the "Jil Sander Aesthetic", but just seeing previous collections til now I feel like it's starting to look the same. I like the style, yes, the lines are clean, minimalist, very modern, geometric, monochromatic, stark etc.

Hopefully next season J. Sander would come up with something that would blow me away, as opposed to just "oh okay, it's a new collection, it's nice, very Jil Sander"

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based on the pics posted here, i think this is boring at best, and mostly terrible.

[Comma H]

Some of those grey pants aren't bad. Nothing ground-breaking though.

[denimAddict]

i think some of the silhouette looks very much like jil sander's times. which is great i think. i do have some of the pants from that era that look almost exactly like what raf put out.

raf is doing a great job there imo, it offers people who wants subtlety and quiet sophistication, just the little minor changes here and there that you may not immediately notice, is enough.

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well, i would say this is beginning to resemble Raf-Jil as its own entity rather than actual Jil stuff...cant say im a fan based on this styling alone. And in stores, the fabrics and cuts used hasn't impressed me much, so im not sure whether to expect otherwise when this hits. Then again, i wasn't ever really part of the Jil Sander clientele demographic, so this is speaking strictly from a third person's point of view.

[ProfMonnitoff]

I'm not too fond of this.

First off, obviously the suits are nice. It's Jil Sander. Well it isn't, but it still is. I also like the red suit that kaegan pointed out, but I would have preferred to see it in a fabric that isn't so matte. The other suits are nice too, but that's about it.

The coats are very cool on the catwalk, but I don't think they are very wearable. I hate the jacket with shorts look, even when Raf does it. And everything else is just trousers with a shirt, even if the shirt is made of some crazy material. There are no new shapes, no new silhouettes, nothing along those lines. Too bad, because like many here I'm both a fan of Raf and of Jil.

edit: to give some credit though, those may even be sandals that I would consider wearing anywhere else but the beach. And that's actually quite the achievement.

[seksu!]

not exactly ground breaking, but definitely has a few highlights.

my personal favourites from the ones you posted:

[cotonblanc]

not too bad. great collection to stock up on basics, esp the pants. can't wait to see the stuff on the racks.

[xcoldricex]

that copper red is niiice.

[goldengloves]

I agree about the collection not being too exciting, but then again I usually wind up feeling the same way about every Jil Sander collection. I think the starkness and muted colors just give a 'plain' appearance but this isn't to say I don't like some of the looks.

I think the two collared shirt look is great, the short sleeve jacket shirt is a great twist for Spring, and although I would never wear it, I think Raf does the shorts with jacket look better than anyone (especially Thom). I also have to agree with coldrice that the copper-ish color is absolutely fantastic, but I'm definitely not feeling the hunter green (I didn't post it for a reason..lol).

[onemancult]

based on the pics posted here, i think this is boring at best, and mostly terrible.

yes sir, indubitably.

[Uinku]

I like some of the looks. A bit boring as some of you already said, and I might go as far to say that some of the outfits look like pyjama's( for example, look # 34-36). BTW did you guys also noticed the low quality of the pictures of all the shows? Like they aren't resized properly !

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

I really liked the white shirt I tried on 2 weeks back at Barney's.

I do not like this.

[Platypus]

While I agree that the clothes may be plain, I do not think they are boring. I like the collection specifically for the reason some may dislike it...it seems clinical, almost a little artificial, but in a good way.

And I really like this look:

[squirrelmilk]

great collection...nice copper color too

i noticed a lot of shows this season have those criscross sandals...

only jil could get me excited over such a simple outfit.

i wonder what that tee is made of...

wild danish chicken leather

i want a jil shirt

[seemeugly]

The silhouettes are ok, but honestly whoever styled this show need a punch in the face. Even if that whoever is Raf.