Jil Sander SS25 took us to an uncanny place. Shrill synths suspended over a cacophony of drums, and soft lyricism, set the tone for the show, which was inspired by the haunting photographs of Greg Girard. Between 1972 and 1982, Girard captured the port of Vancouver, and the ‘lonely hearts’ that passed through, lit by Day-Glo lights evoking a cinematic sense of melodrama. Or, design duo Lucie and Luke Meier share in the show notes, the hidden nightlife of a pre-technological Hong Kong. It looked at “the interplay between our inner and outer lives,” what we wear on our sleeve and what we keep tucked away for our eyes only. 

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