Everybody loves a full-circle moment. But we're guessing that at this particular point in time, no one loves that sort of thing quite as much as fashion designer Michael Rider. Most recently the creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren, Rider was just named the new artistic director of Celine, overseeing all collections and succeeding Hedi Slimane, whose departure was announced this morning.
Before he worked in the house that Ralph built, Rider started his fashion career at Balenciaga. After that, though—full-circle-moment alert!—he logged a whopping ten years as design director of Celine with designer Phoebe Philo. So while he's.
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