Slimane to unveil Celine collection
Paris women’s fashion week started yesterday with fashionistas waiting with bated breath to finally see Hedi Slimane’s debut at Celine.
The superstar designer, who pioneered the skinny look at Dior and Saint Laurent, was handed carte blanche in January to make the fabled French house his own.
The results of his nine months of cogitations will be revealed on Friday.
The signs so far are that his approach is likely to be revolutionary.
Slimane, 50, pictured, has already changed the logo, doing away with the French accent on Celine’s first e and mention of Paris on its advertising campaigns – a possible hint he intends to continue spending time photographing his rock-star friends in Los Angeles.
He has also erased all trace on Instagram of his predecessor Phoebe Philo’s influential decade at the label. Paris-born Slimane wants to make a clean break with the past.
Earlier this month, the label said the new upper-case logo was inspired by its 1960s modernist incarnation and that having at first got rid of all mention of the French capital, Paris would be “reinstated” on labels and packaging.
Luxury giant LVMH, which owns Celine, gave Slimane complete control of the brand’s images and creative side in order to sign him up after he walked away from Saint Laurent last year.
They are also letting him create a menswear line. Celine has only made clothes for women before.
Slimane fell out with Saint Laurent reportedly because of his frustration at not being able to control its perfume and cosmetics arms. – AFP