Fashion's grand game of musical chairs continues. The shuffle in the upper ranks of brands held by luxury conglomerates like LVMH and Kering seems endless, and today it reached all the way up to the Cuban-heeled boots of Hedi Slimane. After seven years, the artistic, creative, and image director of Celine is stepping down.
"Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French couture house," the maison said in a statement. "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," the statement continued. "He has also.
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