Article: SIMPLE AND REAL.(Raf Simons and Tomas Maier)(Jil Sander AG and Bottega Veneta Inc.)

There's more than one way to create a confident, distinctive collection. Raf Simons did it for Jil Sander with beautifully austere looks, while Tomas Maier made an impact at Bottega Veneta with terrific grown-up clothes.

Jil Sander: Traveling along Milan's Via Verri, one is struck by the incongruity of a particular shop window, the one featuring a shocking orange jersey minidress beneath the marquee "Jil Sander." Though last season's bright colors and cloudlike swirls of tulle captivated from the runway, under the mercenary glare of the storefront one can't help but wonder how the Jil Sander customer will respond long-term to that just-delivered visual firepower. ...

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