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CNN
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Naomi Watts, BTS' Kim Taehyung and more turn out for Celine fashion show
It was eerily still in Paris on Sunday, as the streets came to a standstill for 'Paris Respire', a car-free scheme where certain districts in the city are closed to motorized traffic for the day. Yet, the Tuileries Gardens was buzzing with a stylish crowd, many of whom wore the same white scarf tied around their neck, wrist, or bag. Far from it being a coincidence, the scarf was part of the invitation that luxury label Celine had sent to guests invited to see its Spring 2026 collection. Staged at the brand's Right Bank headquarters, a day before Paris Haute Couture Week, the show was notable: Not only was it Celine's first in years (the last physical show took place in December 2022, under its former designer Hedi Slimane, who preferred to his present his collections via short films), it also offered a first look at the highly anticipated debut designs under new artistic director Michael Rider. Since being appointed at Celine in October last year, taking up the role in early 2025 after six years at Polo Ralph Lauren, Rider has laid low. While French luxury house Dior sought to drum up interest for its new designer Jonathan Anderson by teasing elements of the new collection on social media, Celine has kept everything under wraps, with the silk scarf invite — which also features in the brand's advertisements plastered across Paris — being the only indicator for what to expect. A bevy of high-profile stars sat under a giant carré de soie (silk pocket square) stretched like a canopy in the courtyard. These included Naomi Watts, Kristen Wiig, and Kim Taehyung, better known as V, from K-pop band BTS, who arrived on a bicycle. Singer Alanis Morisette told CNN ahead of the show that she had 'so much anticipation to see what Michael Rider has done.' Other fashion designers including Jonathan Anderson and Raf Simons, formerly of Jil Sander, Dior and Calvin Klein, also turned out to show their support. The show, which took place in the rain (attendees were given Celine-branded umbrellas), comprised both men and womenswear. There were nods to the brand's past, whether it was the references to the 1970s archives, the clean lines reminiscent of former designer Phoebe Philo (who amassed a cult following known as 'Philophiles' during her tenure), or the lean silhouettes favored by Slimane. Also present were culottes paired with flat Mary Janes and a full flash of the Eighties: balloon-leg washed denim trousers, high-waisted pants tucked into boxing boots, and a tweed jacket with wide shoulders. Horsebit detailing adorned slim ankle boots. But Rider also wove in references to his own past — an argyle jumper could have come straight out of a Ralph Lauren collection, while flounced hems on a knit cardigan recalled Balenciaga's cocoon shapes during Rider's time working under designer Nicolas Ghesquière in the early noughties. There were personal playful touches, too: see the opulent stacked jewelry, rings on every finger. In all, there was a preppy American feel intertwined with French sophistication in the looks. Law Roach, stylist to the stars including Zendaya, seemed to have an inkling for what was coming. 'I want to see this American flair in this Parisian house… I'm so excited to see the newness,' he told CNN ahead of the show, nodding to the long history of American designers in Paris, including Michael Kors who designed Celine from 1997 to 2004. Rider is stepping into big shoes: His predecessor turned Celine into a commercial heavyweight, bringing in an estimated €2.5 billion ($2.76 billion) annually, with the expansion of menswear, leather goods, and fragrance — areas that Rider will continue to oversee. But with his deep familiarity with the Celine maison, he seems intent on ushering in a chapter that is less about spectacle and more about nuance — an approach that tends to age well in fashion.
CNN
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Naomi Watts, BTS' Kim Taehyung and more turn out for Celine fashion show
It was eerily still in Paris on Sunday, as the streets came to a standstill for 'Paris Respire', a car-free scheme where certain districts in the city are closed to motorized traffic for the day. Yet, the Tuileries Gardens was buzzing with a stylish crowd, many of whom wore the same white scarf tied around their neck, wrist, or bag. Far from it being a coincidence, the scarf was part of the invitation that luxury label Celine had sent to guests invited to see its Spring 2026 collection. Staged at the brand's Right Bank headquarters, a day before Paris Haute Couture Week, the show was notable: Not only was it Celine's first in years (the last physical show took place in December 2022, under its former designer Hedi Slimane, who preferred to his present his collections via short films), it also offered a first look at the highly anticipated debut designs under new artistic director Michael Rider. Since being appointed at Celine in October last year, taking up the role in early 2025 after six years at Polo Ralph Lauren, Rider has laid low. While French luxury house Dior sought to drum up interest for its new designer Jonathan Anderson by teasing elements of the new collection on social media, Celine has kept everything under wraps, with the silk scarf invite — which also features in the brand's advertisements plastered across Paris — being the only indicator for what to expect. A bevy of high-profile stars sat under a giant carré de soie (silk pocket square) stretched like a canopy in the courtyard. These included Naomi Watts, Kristen Wiig, and Kim Taehyung, better known as V, from K-pop band BTS, who arrived on a bicycle. Singer Alanis Morisette told CNN ahead of the show that she had 'so much anticipation to see what Michael Rider has done.' Other fashion designers including Jonathan Anderson and Raf Simons, formerly of Jil Sander, Dior and Calvin Klein, also turned out to show their support. The show, which took place in the rain (attendees were given Celine-branded umbrellas), comprised both men and womenswear. There were nods to the brand's past, whether it was the references to the 1970s archives, the clean lines reminiscent of former designer Phoebe Philo (who amassed a cult following known as 'Philophiles' during her tenure), or the lean silhouettes favored by Slimane. Also present were culottes paired with flat Mary Janes and a full flash of the Eighties: balloon-leg washed denim trousers, high-waisted pants tucked into boxing boots, and a tweed jacket with wide shoulders. Horsebit detailing adorned slim ankle boots. But Rider also wove in references to his own past — an argyle jumper could have come straight out of a Ralph Lauren collection, while flounced hems on a knit cardigan recalled Balenciaga's cocoon shapes during Rider's time working under designer Nicolas Ghesquière in the early noughties. There were personal playful touches, too: see the opulent stacked jewelry, rings on every finger. In all, there was a preppy American feel intertwined with French sophistication in the looks. Law Roach, stylist to the stars including Zendaya, seemed to have an inkling for what was coming. 'I want to see this American flair in this Parisian house… I'm so excited to see the newness,' he told CNN ahead of the show, nodding to the long history of American designers in Paris, including Michael Kors who designed Celine from 1997 to 2004. Rider is stepping into big shoes: His predecessor turned Celine into a commercial heavyweight, bringing in an estimated €2.5 billion ($2.76 billion) annually, with the expansion of menswear, leather goods, and fragrance — areas that Rider will continue to oversee. But with his deep familiarity with the Celine maison, he seems intent on ushering in a chapter that is less about spectacle and more about nuance — an approach that tends to age well in fashion.
New York Times
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Introducing the New New Celine
The New New Celine arrived on the runway during a rainy day in Paris. The heat dome over Europe finally had broken, and water was dripping through a giant red, white and blue Celine scarf that had been strung over the courtyard of the brand's headquarters, landing delicately on the heads of the guests seated below. Michael Rider was making his designer debut, and he presumably wanted to invite everyone into the brand's home, both as a welcome and a reset. It had been eight months since the previous creative director, Hedi Slimane, departed the job, and five years since Celine was part of any official fashion week at all. What emerged, however, was more like a synthesis: a dialectic in wardrobe form between the subversive, female-centric luxury of Old Celine made famous by Phoebe Philo and the didactic desiccation-meets-the-bourgeoisie of New Celine as defined by Mr. Slimane; between the lunching chic of Original Celine established in 1945 by its founder, Céline Vipiana, and the preppiness of Mr. Rider's recent stint as women's design director of Ralph Lauren. All of it sent through the looking glass only to re-emerge in twisted form on the other side. It was familiar, but in a messed up way. At least in Mr. Rider's hands, the effect was compellingly (rather than alarmingly) unsettling. Blazers were oversize, with the waist pulled slightly off its axis, shoulders sloping out — not to push through a glass ceiling, but to poke it, and maybe add a tickle or two. Pants were legging or long john tight (Mr. Rider is one of those designers seemingly committed to the concept of men in leggings, which may be a sly commentary on Mr. Slimane's famously skinny silhouette, but is never really a good idea) but also pleated at the waist and curvy at the thigh, paired with equally curvy cropped leather jackets and tucked into supple leather boxing boots. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Celine Spring 2026: Scarves, and Other Keepsakes
The ivory-and-black silk scarves artfully wrapped around Celine's runway invitations were out in force on Sunday, guests winding them around their necks, threading them through belt loops, or dangling them from handbags — buh-bye Labubu. The choice of this keepsake was very considered and intentional, like everything about Michael Rider's strong debut at the French house. More from WWD Rene Caovilla Introduces Opulent Couture Capsule Collection Celine North America Has a New President Celine Has Your Ticket for the Wolfgang Tillmans Exhibition 'Scarves are something I wear and everyone wears differently,' he told a clutch of reporters after the show. 'It's also something you tend to keep and something maybe you give to your children, or a friend. But I liked the idea, particularly at Celine, where scarves mattered so much at the very beginning.' Rider kept the best bits of the Hedi Slimane era, and the Phoebe Philo one — of which he was an integral part — and threw in some of his own recent past as creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren, tossing sweaters over a few shoulders, preppy-style. He left some things behind, notably the recent rash of Rue Cambon references, but it was fun to spot such Easter eggs as a Luggage bag elongated into a weekender with a zippered pocket now curved like a smile, or a logo T-shirt and skinny jeans on a gangly, long-haired guy, also shown in a looser version. Like many of the designers making debuts at houses this season, Rider has a lot of stakeholders to please, and billions of business at stake at a moment of luxury doldrums. So this was a crowd-pleaser of a collection that balanced heritage and novelties in the right measure. The show was staged on a rainy afternoon at Celine headquarters on Rue Vivienne, models whisking in two directions across the limestone floors to propulsive hits by The Cure. The tailoring was distinctive: strong-shouldered jackets with a high-button stance, giving them a pinched and pleasing Empire line — and narrow, buttonless coats with elegant, cutaway openings. The pants were cool, cut slim as leggings or loose as culottes, some with cuffs and satin stripes like tuxedo pants. Pleated carrot shapes and harem pants tucked into glove-soft wrestling boots fed a vague '80s mood. This coed show also covered all the categories, from day to evening, Rider's LBDs trimmed with garlands of jet beading; his ivory infanta gown as simple as a T-shirt and unadorned but for the cutest little chest pocket. Some of the bags and costume jewelry dangled too many charms and gewgaws, but you could discern new shapes and colors in Triomphe canvas, and raffia totes in all sizes, too. His design successor at Polo, Karen Brown, and a small crew from Lauren headquarters came to cheer him on, as did designers Lucie and Luke Meier, Jonathan Anderson and Raf Simons, adding to the electric atmosphere at the show. While unaccustomed to the spotlight, having worked behind the scenes his entire career, Rider seemed at ease talking to reporters backstage, while not giving too much away. He spoke about the values of Celine — quality, timelessness and style — aligning with his. 'I was thinking a lot about something very real,' he said. 'Also, there's a foundation here that we're building on… We were as much about the beginning of the company as the nine wonderful years I was here, as well as the last six years.' Founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana and based initially on shoes, Celine has been part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton stable since 1996 — and has seen its ups and downs. While American Michael Kors revved up the house when he was at the design helm from 1997 to 2004, it struggled to reclaim that buzz under former Burberry designer Roberto Menichetti and Prada alum Ivana Omazic. Philo and Slimane ultimately propelled Celine into fashion's big leagues, and Rider seems keen to make it a byword for classics with plenty of panache, and the right degree of zing. It's becoming nearly customary for designers to write a letter after the show, rather than typical show notes, and Rider's tells you where his head is at. 'I've always loved the idea of clothing that lives on, that becomes a part of the wearer's life, that may capture a moment in time but also speaks to years and years of gestures and occasions and change, of the past, the present and the future, of memories, of usefulness and of fantasy — of life really.' Launch Gallery: Celine Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection Best of WWD Windowsen RTW Spring 2022 Louis Shengtao Chen RTW Spring 2022 Vegan Fashion Week Returns to L.A. With Nous Etudions, Vegan Tiger on the Runway
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Vogue
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Michael Rider Is Making His Celine Debut Today—Follow Along With Vogue Editors Here
Ahead of Michael Rider's debut, a Celine 101 primer. Celine was founded 80 years ago, in 1945, by Céline Vipiana as a made-to-measure children's shoes shop. It became part of the LVMH group in 1996. The first designer charged with reimagining the maison was an American: Michael Kors. He designed for gray pencil skirts and furs for latter day Hitchcock heroines, jeans for Aspen habitues and tie-died caftans in which to flirt with cabana boys during his tenure, 1997-2203. Next up was Roberto Menichetti, a Burberry alum, followed by Ivana Omazic. In the decade she was at Celine, 2008-2018 Phoebe Philo ushered in a golden age for the brand with smart, minimal, women-friendly clothes and delectable bags that set fashion's agenda. Philo was succeeded by Hedi Slimane who, jettisoned what the Internet dubbed Old Céline style, with his own enticing brand of grunge and glam.
