Jil Sander Quotes & Sayings

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

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. — Jil Sander

I have a lot of fantasy. — Jil Sander

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity. — Jil Sander

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. — Jil Sander

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration. — Jil Sander

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

I'm not a gambler. — Jil Sander

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

Life is full of challenges and surprises. — Jil Sander

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

My approach has always been rather sensual. — Jil Sander

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

If you cut a painter's hands off, he'd still feel the urge to pick up a brush. — Jil Sander

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone. — Jil Sander

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

If I had the power, I would ban leggings. — Jil Sander

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. — Jil Sander

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

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

I like femininity, not of the devout, but of the self-assured, cool and sophisticated kind. — Jil Sander

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

It is not easy to dress well. — Jil Sander

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. — Jil Sander

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