Jil Sander S.p.A. is a luxury fashion house founded in 1968 in Hamburg, Germany and currently headquartered in Milan, Italy.

[2] After several changes of ownership, the Jil Sander brand was acquired by Italian fashion group OTB in March 2021.

Luke and Lucie Meier were named co-creative directors of Jil Sander in 2017, succeeding Rodolfo Paglialunga.

[11] The company went public and was listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange in 1989;[12] in the process, Sander herself sold a one-third ownership for $56 million while retaining control over the voting shares.

[14] Flagship stores were built in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei, and Sander worked on the design in collaboration with Gabellini and other architects.

In 1995, the company moved into two 18th-century palazzi on Harvestehuder Weg, overlooking the Außenalster lake in the north of Hamburg; they were redesigned by Gabellini.

[19] Also in 1997, Jil Sander established Tailor Made, a line of hand-tailored classic suits in luxury fabrics in limited quantities.

[31] Suzy Menkes, the principal fashion writer for the International Herald Tribune, said that some items in the collection "made exceptional pieces" but overall it "was not as strong as before.

[35] In 2006, Luc Vandevelde's London-based private equity firm Change Capital Partners LLP bought the company from Prada for an undisclosed sum thought to be about £68 million.

[40][41] In July 2008, Jil Sander finalized its squeeze-out, initially set in motion in 2006, and fully delisted a remaining two percent stake from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

[47] In 2022, Jil Sander launched Indulgence, a new line of apparel and accessories characterized by high-end fabrics, plush textures and buttery colors.

[48] As of August 2022, Jil Sander operates 42 stores in Europe, Asia, and North America, including in London, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris, Zurich, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and New York City.

[68] From the early 1990s, French luxury eyewear designer Alain Mikli held the license for Jil Sander Eyes.

[78] In 2021, Jil Sander collaborated with outdoors brand Arc'teryx on a collection of men’s, women’s and unisex clothing.

[79] Jil Sander has been working with several high-profile photographers for its advertisement campaigns, including Francesco Scavullo (1977),[80] Nick Knight (1991–1993),[81] Peter Lindbergh (1993–1994),[82] Craig McDean (1995–1996,[83] 2001),[84] Bruce Weber (1997),[64] David Sims (1997–1999, 2003–2006),[85][66] Mario Sorrenti (2000),[86] Richard Avedon (2002–2003), Mikael Jansson (2003),[87] Wim Wenders (2018)[88] and Joel Meyerowitz (2021).