German designer Jil Sander is awarded the Designer of the Year during the 53rd awards ceremony of the Fashion Editors’ Club of Japan (FECJ) at a hotel in Tokyo on April 27, 2010. Last year, designer Jil Sander and Japan’s Fast Retailing signed a design consulting agreement for the UNIQLO brand. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)