Established by Heidemarie Jiline Sander born in 1943 in Wesselburen. Opened boutique in Poseldorf, Hamburg in 1968, the following year founds Jill Sander in Hamburg. Launches first perfume (Jill Sander Cosmetics) in 1979. In the late 1990’s business falters, she entered into partnership with Prada who paid £72m for controlling share in 1999; she resigned after five months, firm taken over by Miuccia’s husband Patrizio Bertelli.
Jil Sander	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1979	An edt
Jil Sander Women Pure	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1980	A soft floral fragrance
Jil Sander Bath & Beauty	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1981	A classical mossy chypre fragrance
Jil Sander Man Pure	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1981	A rich dry chypre edt
Man Pure	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1981	A leather edt.
Jil Sander Women II	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1982	A mossy woods fragrance
Woman Pure	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1982	Created by Nathalie Lorson and Ilias Ermenidis of Firmench; a woody floral fragrance with notes of ambretta seed, hedione, cyclamen, jasmine, resin, sandalwood and white musk
Sun	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1982	A floral-oriental edt with notes of bergamot, lemon and orange blossom, heart notes of lily of the valley, orris and ylang-ylang on base notes of sandalwood, vanilla, tonka bean, musk, storax, amber and benzoin. Presented in a white bottle with black script except for the word ‘sun’, which is in orange. Also presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron. Re-launched in 2002
Jil Sander Two	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1983
Jil Sander Women III	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1983	A crisp white flower mossy chypre edt. Presented in a simple round clear glass bottle with a black cap
Woman Two	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1983	A floral-woody chypre fragrance.
Man Two	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1983
Jil Sander Man III	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1987	An aromatic edt
Woman No 3	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1987	Alternative name of 'Woman Three'. Created by Creations Aromatiques; a green floral fragrance with notes of Tonka bean, oak moss, cedar wood and musk. Presented in a bottle designed by Peter Schmidt
Man III	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1988
Jil Sander pour Homme	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1989	Alternatively 'Jill Sander for Men', an edt
Jil Sander pour Homme	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1989	An after shave
Feeling Man	Jill Sander Cosmetics	1989	A soft fresh oriental edt with top notes of balsam and vetiver, heart notes of patchouli and tobacco, on base notes of sandalwood and oak moss.
Jil Sander No 4	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1990	Created by Creations Aromatiques; a fresh fruity floral-oriental parfum with notes of geranium, galbanum, heliotrope, jasmine, lily of the valley, myrrh, patchouli, rose, tarragon, amber, honey, cedar, oak moss, vanilla, sandalwood, civet and castoreum
Jil Sander No 4	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1990	As above but as an edp
Jil Sander Man Four	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1991
Man IV	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1991	A green edt.
No 4	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1991	An oriental edp
Background	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1993	In association with Lancaster; an oriental masculine edt with central notes of aniseed and amber
Bath & Beauty	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1993
Jil	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1997	Created by Giles Romey of Quest International; a modern fresh green-woody oriental fragrance with top notes of cut grass, lavender, violet leaf and caramelised raspberry, heart notes of cedar, vetiver, sandalwood and fir, and base notes of amber and vanilla. Presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron.
Jil Sander for Man	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1999	Created by Jacques Cavalier of Firmenich; an edt with top notes of ivy leaf and Brazilian mint, heart notes of coriander, cardamom and pepper on base notes of cypress, cedar, incense, myrrh and labdanum. Presented in a dynamically designed architectural styled bottle by Fabien Baron with an opaque matt black wedge shaped stopper.
Sander for Men	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1999	Created by Jacques Cavalier for Firmenich a highly structured aromatic chypre fragrance with top notes of ivy leaf and Brazilian mint, heart notes of coriander, cardamom and pepper, base notes of cypress, cedar, incense, myrrh and labdanum, classified D6m. Presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron.
Sun Men	Jil Sander Cosmetics	1999	An edt
Sensations	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2000	Created by Nathalie Lorson of IFF, an oriental floral parfum with subtle accords to simulate the sense, with notes of nettle flowers, vanilla, tonka bean, amber, cedar, patchouli, cashmeran and musk. Presented in a glistening frosted-glass spherical bottle set in a metallic box, designed by Fabien Baron.
Pure	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2003	An edt; a minimalist blend of Hedione, jasmine, cyclamen and green notes.
Pure Intense	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2004	An edp
Pure Man	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2004	An edt
Pure Man	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2004	An after shave
Sport Jil Sander for Men	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2005
Sport Jil Sander for Women	Jil Sander Cosmetics	2005
Women No 4	Jil Sander Cosmetics		Created by Creations Aromatiques as an avant-garde interpretation of a classic fragrance with top notes of rose, geranium, galbanum and fruit, heart notes of violet, jasmine, heliotrope, ylang-ylang, carnation, tarragon and myrrh, base notes of ambergris, oak moss, sandalwood, civet, honey, cedar, patchouli and musk. Presented in a squat clear round glass bottle with a black cap designed by Peter Schmidt.
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