...the ultimate permanent collaboration. Especially if it is anything close to what follows.
Issue: Elle September 1995 Story: Jil Sander Photographed by Gilles Bensimon Styled by Natalia Canellas Worn by Kristen McMenany Make-Up: Fran Cooper Hair: Michael Tammaro
i haven't visited uniqlo in a while. do their collaborations create the same hysteria that the h&m ones seem to? i would happily miss out on the perfect anything just to not experience that. i can't stand when clothing, even when it's excellent design, is turned into a gimmick.
i guess you could say they do. i heard the phillip lim colabo was an utter distaster. the pieces went to press and insiders and was sold out before the line even hit the stores. but i don't know if that is uniqlos fault or the hype-sters who line up for days to buy a piece of clothing that they may not even truly like. however, uniqlo hired jil as a creative director of sorts. she will oversee the mens & womens lines and design a capsule collection each season strictly of her own design. jil wrote the definition of the modern-day colabo when she worked with puma, way back when. mostly jil sander fans paid any attention. but its 15 years later. yesterday the news of jil & uniqlo was one of the top 'twittered' stories. now, i don't get the need to be the first to break a story, but maybe people just adore jil sander. not just the name, but the designer herself. i have faith jil wouldn't have teamed up with uniqlo if she did not feel they wouldn't honor that attitude. i cant wait to see how it all goes down!
i haven't visited uniqlo in a while. do their collaborations create the same hysteria that the h&m ones seem to? i would happily miss out on the perfect anything just to not experience that. i can't stand when clothing, even when it's excellent design, is turned into a gimmick.
ReplyDelete#1 This is perfection.
ReplyDelete#2 Kristen McMenamy YESSSS
i guess you could say they do. i heard the phillip lim colabo was an utter distaster. the pieces went to press and insiders and was sold out before the line even hit the stores. but i don't know if that is uniqlos fault or the hype-sters who line up for days to buy a piece of clothing that they may not even truly like.
ReplyDeletehowever, uniqlo hired jil as a creative director of sorts. she will oversee the mens & womens lines and design a capsule collection each season strictly of her own design.
jil wrote the definition of the modern-day colabo when she worked with puma, way back when. mostly jil sander fans paid any attention. but its 15 years later. yesterday the news of jil & uniqlo was one of the top 'twittered' stories. now, i don't get the need to be the first to break a story, but maybe people just adore jil sander. not just the name, but the designer herself. i have faith jil wouldn't have teamed up with uniqlo if she did not feel they wouldn't honor that attitude.
i cant wait to see how it all goes down!