Fashion career profile
Simone Bellotti
Simone Bellotti is an Italian fashion designer whose career spans a long studio tenure at Gucci, a creative-director role at Bally and the creative leadership of Jil Sander. Raised in Milan, he later worked in Antwerp and held design positions at A.F. Vandevorst, Gianfranco Ferré, Dolce & Gabbana and Bottega Veneta. OTB records a 16-year period at Gucci before he became Creative Director of Bally in 2022. Jil Sander and OTB appointed him Creative Director with immediate effect on March 10, 2025. The house describes his remit across womenswear, menswear, ready-to-wear, footwear, handbags and accessories. Bellotti presented his first Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2026 ready-to-wear collection in September 2025. The profile keeps his former Bally position distinct from his current Jil Sander role and describes the current scope at the house level, not as a parent-group creative appointment.
- Role
- Creative Director, Jil Sander
- Nationality
- Italian
- Age
- 53
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 2
- Jil Sander and Oliver Peoples Soften Modernism for Their Second Sunglass CollectionHypebeast Fashion · 2026-10-07
- Jil Sander's Next PUMA Pack Strips Back the ClassicsHypebeast Fashion · 2026-09-25
- Jil Sander SS27 Puts a Wrinkle In Its MinimalismHypebeast Fashion · 2026-09-24
- Career path: Gucci → Bally → Jil SanderOTB records a 16-year Gucci period, Bellotti’s Bally creative-director role and his 2025 appointment at Jil Sander. · OTB
- Current role: Creative Director, Jil SanderAppointed with immediate effect on March 10, 2025. · OTB
- Creative scope: Womenswear, menswear, ready-to-wear, footwear, handbags and accessoriesOTB describes Jil Sander’s collections under Bellotti across these categories. · OTB
- Debut collection: Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2026 ready-to-wearOTB records Bellotti’s first ready-to-wear collection for the house at Milan Fashion Week in September 2025. · OTB
- 2022 — Becomes Creative Director of BallyBellotti moves into house-wide creative leadership after a long design-studio career.
- 2025 — Appointed Creative Director of Jil SanderThe appointment takes effect immediately on March 10, 2025.
- 2025 — Presents first Jil Sander ready-to-wear collectionBellotti’s first Spring/Summer 2026 collection is presented in September 2025.
- 2025–Present — Creative Director — Jil SanderCurrent appointment · OTB
- 2022–2025 — Design Director and Creative Director — BallyHistorical appointment · OTB