Hedi Slimane takes Celine back to the 1970s
Designer Hedi Slimane gave secondhand shops across the world a major boost Friday with a Celine show that raided the 1970s wardrobe lock, stock and culottes. Faded denim flares were a key theme in the pared-down designs that featured retro center partings, silk headscarves in leopard print, boho floral gowns and ruffled tan leather boots.
High necks defined the aesthetic of silk shirts that were accessorized by large fedora hats with razor sharp brims, The Associated Press noted.
Narrow belts also figured prominently in the show with high-necked, embroidered blouses and dresses with busy but muted chain prints.
The riding skirts, capes and culotte skirts that dominated the winter show reappeared this time in more refined, urban versions.
The designer also paid homage to turbans, with dark tightly wrapped scarves worn around the head with long loose hair seen on many of his models. Slimane was savaged by critics after his opening show last October for unceremoniously dumping Philo’s minimalist feminist aesthetic.
But Slimane did an about-turn in his second show in March to his 1970s/1980s reboot, a look he now seems to be sticking to, AFP reported.
The man once known as the “Sultan of
Skinny” has a record of turning labels into cash cows, but also of ruffling feathers. He dropped the Yves from Saint Laurent when he took over as artistic director at the iconic house in 2012 and promptly dropped the French accent in Celine’s logo when he took over the iconic French fashion house in 2018.