The Milan-based designer label parted methods with Lucie and Luke Meier final month after the pair’s final autumn/winter 2025 catwalk present throughout Milan Trend Week.
Bellotti joins Jil Sander, which is owned by the OTB Group, following after greater than two years as artistic director at Bally.
Raised in Milan, Bellotti has held a collection of artistic roles at AF Vandevorst, Gianfranco Ferré, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta since he began his profession in 2001.
He has additionally developed a method for “decoding archival references with progressive instructions” in his 16-year tenure at Gucci, Jil Sander mentioned in a press release on his appointment.
Renzo Rosso, chairman of OTB Group, mentioned: “Simone embarks on this journey with intensive expertise and a definite expertise. Over the time spent collectively we shared the strategic imaginative and prescient and mission for Jil Sander, the values of innovation and class that make it an iconic and distinctive model.”
Bellotti: “I’m extremely honored to affix Jil Sander, a storied home that created a brand new aesthetic with its distinctive strategy and powerful identification, and that has at all times had such a major affect on the design neighborhood.”
