Celine and Hedi Slimane are parting ways after a fruitful, seven-year collaboration. Celine parent LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced his departure in a brief statement. “Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French couture house,” it said. “The holistic vision of Hedi Slimane, his … Read more
Will Hedi Slimane singlehandedly bring back bushy bangs and heavy eyeliner? He very well might, along with pleated boarding school skirts, twinsets, luncheon suits and baby-doll dresses — all elements of his terrific spring 2025 fashion film for Celine, broadcast only 30 minutes before Sunday’s Akris show. Even viewed on a phone screen while slumped … Read more
“I like the mistral,” Virginie Viard said during a fitting the day before the Chanel cruise show in Marseille. The designer was referring to the powerful wind that blows all the way from her birth city of Lyon to the Mediterranean coast, and has the reputation of driving people crazy. Viard probably got a little … Read more
YOUNG AT HEART: Esther-Rose McGregor, daughter of actor Ewan McGregor, is the face of Celine‘s latest fragrance campaign, her Twiggy-esque hair and makeup dovetailing with the scent’s ’60s inspiration. The imagery debuted on Celine’s digital channels on Thursday, with Zouzou bringing to 12 the number of fragrances Hedi Slimane has developed for Celine Haute Parfumerie … Read more
Does Celine have its eye on Polo Ralph Lauren designer Michael Rider? According to market sources, Rider is the frontrunner to take over from Hedi Slimane, who is said to have notified Celine parent LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton of his intention to step down after an acclaimed six-year tenure that lifted the brand to … Read more
Celine has unveiled its revamped flagship store in Miami, one of its two latest U.S. projects to open in December. Located at its current 41st Street address in the city’s Design District, the 4,000-square-foot unit has been completely overhauled in line with Hedi Slimane’s architectural concept first unveiled in 2019 with the brand’s Madison Avenue … Read more
