On our screen, they appear at the appointed time, a Monday in March at the very beginning of the morning, side by side in front of a white wall of their Milanese apartment, located near the Sforza castle. Her, hair tied, hoop earrings on her ears. Him, beard of a few days, drawn features. “Like a Monday. “
Lucie and Luke Meier, 39 and 45, co-artistic directors of Jil Sander, both donned crisp white t-shirts, crisp uniform and perfectly identical, which at times gives the impression that they are the same two-headed creature. . ” Between them, there has always been, beyond their couple, a real partnership ”, summarizes the creator of the Awake NY label, Angelo Baque, an intimate.
“We have excellent compatibility, often praises Luke Meier in front of the curious. She is Pisces, I am Virgo. “ Two astrological signs that they symbolically sealed in a print from the Spring-Summer 2020 collection. It amuses him: “People are always surprised that there is no conflict between us. “ “And yet it’s true, confirms Lucie, we have no drama to offer. ”
Easy to wear
With their deceptively simple clothes and irreproachable cut in noble materials, this calm and secret couple, nourished by architecture, photography, sculpture and contemporary art, gives since 2017 a new breath to Jil Sander, minimal label coming from Germany whose beginnings date back to 1968. They follow its precepts (practical cloakroom without superfluous effect, fluidity, natural fibers, luxurious manufacturing in Italy) by seeking to make their work as reassuring as possible.
Their latest collection, presented on March 7, mixes, in soft tones (butter, sienna, lilac, raspberry …) tailored pieces and pleated skirts, dresses devoured with lace and leather and wool coats, all of it. worn with nappa leather boots, rectangular bags, massive jewelry. Bright and never aggressive. Easy to wear and graceful.
Minimal? Like good disciples of Jil Sander herself, Lucie and Luke Meier reject the term to adopt that of pure, the founder’s favorite element of language. “Minimalism always has a cold, clinical connotation: when you hear the word, you imagine a bare building in gray concrete. Purity is more welcoming. It consists of reducing, purifying, but never altering the soul of the clothes ”, argues Luke, son of an investor and an art therapist.
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