Hedi Slimane Is Leaving Celine

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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 exigence and rigor have made it possible to redefine the codes of Celine whilst reaffirming its feminine and Parisian roots,” it continued. “He has also remarkably enriched new territories for the maison such as the men’s silhouette, couture and haute parfumerie. The extraordinary journey taken together over the last seven years has made Celine a house with a formidable foundation for the future.”

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Celine declined further comment, including on its succession plan.

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WWD reported on April 24 that Celine was girding for a possible Slimane exit and was lining up a potential successor in Polo Ralph Lauren creative director Michael Rider.

It would mark a return to Celine for Rider, who logged a decade as design director of ready-to-wear from 2008 to 2018, working under then-creative director Phoebe Philo.

It is understood Rider has already relocated to Paris, but has kept a low profile. He could not immediately be reached for comment.

Slimane’s departure comes only three days after he unveiled his spring 2025 women’s collection for Celine via a 10-minute film broadcast on the brand’s website and social channels.

It cemented Slimane’s reputation as a formidable fashion designer and dream weaver, able to crystalize a style and present idealized imagery that’s compelling and precise.

His women’s collection film brought to vivid life the late French singers and fashion icons Juliette Gréco and Françoise Hardy via bushy bangs, heavy eyeliner, babydoll dresses and shapely tuxedos.

His cardigan jackets, tweed suits, long necklaces and skirts that cover-the-knee further fanned a widespread industry conviction that Slimane has the chops, esthetic and the vision to tackle Chanel, which is currently searching for a new creative director following Virginie Viard’s exit over the summer.

Slimane’s next move could not immediately be learned. To be sure, he has a track record of revving up a brand and then leaving at the height of its success, which was the case at Dior Homme, Yves Saint Laurent — whose name he abbreviated to Saint Laurent — and now Celine.

In between, he has also taken long sabbaticals to pursue his photography and art making.

Celine Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection

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