Jil Sander's Pre-Fall 2022 Collection Through The Eyes of Katrien de Blauwer

by SHOWstudio on 10 June 2022

Delicate, dreamy and defiant: Jil Sander's pre-fall 2022 collection imagery is a vision of the future thanks to the elegant style and work of collage artist Katrien de Blauwer.

Delicate, dreamy and defiant: Jil Sander's pre-fall 2022 collection imagery is a vision of the future thanks to the elegant style and work of collage artist Katrien de Blauwer.

Katrien de Blauwer's collages have a romantic edge, proving to be sentimental, authentic and dreamlike all in one. Stylish and elegant, her work acts as photography through its documentary-like qualities, absent of any camera but instead created by hand, with love. This very ethos also speaks to joint Jil Sanders creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier, whose eclectic vision is synonymous with freedom, not only in dress but in society, too, which makes de Blauwer the perfect candidate for creating the Milan-based label's pre-fall 2022 collection imagery.

Katrien de Blauwer for Jil Sander, pre-fall 2022

De Blauwer collects, cuts, assembles, and paints found images, colour blocks, brush strokes and body parts in ways that flow like a seductive film edit, with her work possessing a voyeuristic quality despite its often innocent connotations. Remaining devoted to her signature style, the Belgian artist has deconstructed and recomposed a series of images already taken of the collection by the trusted Jil Sander collaborator, British photographer Chris Rhodes, where she's imposed her scrapbook-like aesthetic over the top, working to, in the words of the label's press release, 'deepen textures and change perspectives'.

'It is important to us finding new dimensions in what we do', Lucie and Luke Meier revealed in a statement. 'We are extremely appreciative of the affinity we found with Katrien: she immediately understood our intentions and expressed them beautifully'.

The overarching theme here is delicacy, proven by the intimacy with which de Blauwer imbues her work. Soft compositions are adorned with even softer shades of paint that delightfully decorate the campaign's imagery. Fan or not, this is what Jil Sander is and has always been about; minimalism, defiance and beauty.

Katrien de Blauwer for Jil Sander, pre-fall 2022
Katrien de Blauwer for Jil Sander, pre-fall 2022

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