JILSANDER

One more astounding collection from the Milan fashion week. Raf Simons' collection for Jil Sander was very bold, impressive and definitely new. The idea was maximalism but still combined with the brand's simplicity. The maximalism is obvious through the colors and the volumes and the layering (which was done impeccably due to the non-bulkiness of the layered looks).

I am obsessed with the contrast between the pieces of the looks. The concept of combining a plain tee with a couture-like skirt is very young and very now. It is an iconic look, which could also be the founding of the definition of the new decade's look. "Everyone is in a tiny cocktail dress and extreme shoes. I'd be much more interested in seeing a girl in a ten-euro T-shirt and a couture skirt." the designer said. And I couldn't agree more.

Raf Simons was influenced by Yves Saint Laurent and his obsession for Parisian women going to the opera wearing a couture gown and a parka jacket on top. But what matters is that he did it in a very unique way, by using nature's most vivid colors, volume and the extreme contrast of comfortability and couture's stiffness.

The concept, the idea and the thinking of the collection has a very modern feel which is important when most of the other designers are referring to decades and eras.