The Resort 2022 collection of Jil Sander was released on July 16, which told us a dialogue between fashion and art. This collection was about individuality and uniqueness of person, and "joy" is the mood it expressed. "In everything artistic there should be something functional, and it has to be at the service of the person," said Lucie Meier, "the ideas and philosophy behind the Bauhaus movement became relevant references for us." Each piece was given an individual character, in a sort of syncopated yet quite cohesive narrative. What tied the eclectic offering together was a sense of soft playfulness, smoothing the edges of sculptural silhouettes inspired by the graphic lines of Oskar Schlemmer's Triadic Ballet costumes. Undulating ruffles, fringed tassels, feathers, studwork, and statement jewelry gave grace to neat, elegant shapes. A dramatic sleeveless black-top-and-round-skirt ensemble in guipure lace, a chic strapless trapeze dress in off-white silk gazar, and a sleek pantsuit with a detachable round capelet also in silk gazar—one of the collection's main fabrics. And the slim leather overcoat was printed with a figurative motif of dancing women, painted by an illustrator friend.