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Lucie and Luke Meier to mentor students of Polimoda's undergraduate fashion course

Lucie and Luke Meier, the designer couple who studied at Polimoda in Florence and led Jil Sander from 2017 to 2025, have decided to return to the Florentine school. Twenty-five years after meeting in Florence, the two creative directors will mentor students of the undergraduate course in Fashion Design as they develop their graduate collections....

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Maison Margiela drives growth for OTB Group amidst overall revenue decrease

Otb's revenue amounted to 1.7 billion euros (2.01 billion dollars) at December 31, 2025, down 4.8 percent at constant exchange rates compared to 2024. On Tuesday, through a statement, the group which owns the brands Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, the companies Staff International and Brave Kid, and a stake in the brand...

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Milan Fashion Week was a season of reckoning and renewal

Milan Fashion Week this September was as much an event behind the scenes as it was on the runway. The tides of fashion have rarely shifted as abruptly as in 2025, and both the spectacle and the machinery of the industry now unfold under intense scrutiny. According to the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Italy’s fashion industry generates...

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Minimalism with a twist: Simone Bellotti presents his debut at Jil Sander

One of the debuts at Milan Fashion Week was designer Simone Bellotti's for Jil Sander. The new creative director chose to return to the brand's Milanese headquarters, drawing inspiration from it for his first collection. Scroll down for the catwalk looks. The last time the fashion house showed its collection in its own office was in 2017, under...

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Prada, Jil Sander, Jack Wolfskin… An overview of new management in the fashion industry

Even during the seemingly quiet summer period, the fashion industry continues its reshuffle. From Lancel and Nike to Geox and Marni, FashionUnited has compiled the most important personnel decisions of recent months. Jil Sander: Ubaldo Minelli appointed CEO Ubaldo Minelli, chief executive officer of the Italian fashion group OTB Group, is now...

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Ubaldo Minelli CEO of Jil Sander

Upon the announcement that Serge Brunschwig, the chief executive officer of Jil Sander, was stepping down, the German brand has named Ubaldo Minelli, chief executive officer of Jil Sander's parent company OTB Group, as his successor. This marks a return to the helm of the brand for Minelli, who had served at the helm of Jil Sander in 2021,...

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Bellotti's Hamburg soundscapes: A preview of his Jil Sander debut

Simone Bellotti brings Jil Sander back to Hamburg. But what does the new creative director's debut sound like and what does it reveal about his future direction for the brand? Even before his official catwalk debut as creative director of Jil Sander, Bellotti has offered a first glimpse into his vision. Instead of a fashionable tour de force,...

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From Margiela to Marni: OTB’s creative shake-up may just be the beginning

In a season of notable reshuffles across fashion’s creative directors, the news of Meryll Rogge taking the helm at Marni might appear subdued compared to the drama at more headline-grabbing houses. But make no mistake, her appointment is a quietly significant moment not just for the Milanese label, but for its parent company, OTB, which has been...

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OTB Group expands in Mexico

As part of its strategy to strengthen its presence in North America, OTB Group will begin expanding its presence in Mexico. According to OTB, this expansion responds to the strategy of investments in direct channels, which allow the group to expand its retail business. This applies to both markets where it already has a presence and new...

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Jil Sander: Who is the new creative director Simone Bellotti?

On Monday, Renzo Rosso, founder of Diesel and the Otb Group, named Simone Bellotti as the next creative director to Jil Sander. Driven by an intuition that previously led him to appoint John Galliano for Maison Margiela, Francesco Risso for Marni, and Glenn Martens for Diesel, and then for Margiela, this entrepreneur with a creative spirit and...

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Jil Sander names Simone Bellotti as new creative director

Jil Sander has appointed a new creative director, swiftly filling the vacancy left by Lucie and Luke Meier. Barely two weeks after Lucie and Luke Meier's departure, Simone Bellotti has been named as their successor. The news was announced by Jil Sander's parent company, OTB Group. Bellotti recently served as creative director at Bally. His...

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Lucie and Luke Meier End Collaboration with Jil Sander

A few hours after the presentation of the fall winter 2025 collection , in Milan, during the second day of fashion week, Jil Sander announces the divorce from the two creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier who "have mutually decided that this collection will be the last of their collaboration". The one presented today in Milan is their latest...