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Hedi Slimane

Artistic, Creative and Image Director, Céline

The accomplished French designer and photographer transformed menswear at Dior Homme, revitalised Saint Laurent and now helms creative direction at Céline.

Hedi Slimane
News & Analysis

How to Create the Next Birkin

In the handbag resale market, a few key elements separate the 'It' bag of the moment and an enduring classic.

News & Analysis

How to Create the Next Birkin

In the handbag resale market, a few key elements separate the 'It' bag of the moment and an enduring classic.


News & Analysis

Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.

News & Analysis

Fans of Philo-Era Céline Turn Heartbreak Into Profit

Philo-designed bags and garb became instant collectors’ items as soon as Hedi Slimane’s radical reimagining of the brand walked down the Paris runway. Luxury resale sites say prices have spiked as much as 30 percent on some items.


Luxury

Virgil Abloh's First Louis Vuitton Drop Is Here

This week, everyone will be talking about Virgil Abloh's first drop for Louis Vuitton, slower growth at Kering and H&M's Moschino collaboration. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

Virgil Abloh's First Louis Vuitton Drop Is Here

This week, everyone will be talking about Virgil Abloh's first drop for Louis Vuitton, slower growth at Kering and H&M's Moschino collaboration. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.


News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.

News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.


News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?

News & Analysis

The $900 Million ‘Old Céline’ Opportunity

Who is best positioned to dress the affluent follower of Phoebe Philo’s chic and unfussy Celine in the wake of Hedi Slimane’s wholesale reinvention of the LVMH-owned house?


News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Spring 2019 Season

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s editor-at-large discusses Hedi Slimane’s Celine debut, his favourite shows of the season and fashion week in the #MeToo moment.

News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Spring 2019 Season

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s editor-at-large discusses Hedi Slimane’s Celine debut, his favourite shows of the season and fashion week in the #MeToo moment.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

This season’s best shows were impeccably crafted and sometimes engaged with the wider political zeitgeist.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

This season’s best shows were impeccably crafted and sometimes engaged with the wider political zeitgeist.


Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.

Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.


Luxury

A Swan Song for the Philophiles

Hours before the debut of Hedi Slimane’s Celine, a group devoted to Phoebe Philo gathered in Paris to celebrate her one last time.

Luxury

A Swan Song for the Philophiles

Hours before the debut of Hedi Slimane’s Celine, a group devoted to Phoebe Philo gathered in Paris to celebrate her one last time.


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