Hedi Slimane exits as Celine’s artistic director after seven years As Paris Fashion Week reached its end, it unleashed a dramatic surprise as Hedi Slimane officially left Celine. Celine’s parent company LVMH released a statement yesterday, Oct. 2, that cited Slimane’s departure and their deep gratitude for the creative head.
“Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French couture house.” They added that Slimane’s contributions have embedded Celine’s artistic brand in the Parisian haute couture scene. READ : 10 Coldplay songs we’ll never stop listening to Celine’s ‘reinvention’ under Hedi Slimane As its artistic, creative, and image director since February 2018, Hedi Slimane knew how to change the tides of fashion to attract the younger generation into the French luxury fashion house’s reach.
He curated pieces with a touch of rock and roll, which evidently defined the ‘modern’ Celine brand. Dropping the accented “é” in Céline inspired by the brand’s 1960s historical roots was one of Slimane’s bolder moves. “The accent on the “e” has been removed to enable a simplified and more balanced proportion, evoking the Celine collections of the 1960s where the accent wasn’t used often,” their Instagram post stated after reintroducing the logo.
This gave Celine a more elegant and fresher approach to its audience. The French artistic director also steered Celi.
