Celine Fall 2023: Kaia Gerber Ads, Harrods London Parfumerie, Celine in Shenzhen, China
/Kaia Gerber returns to Celine’s new 2023 campaign in a collection named “Age of Indieness”, with its big reveal last December 2022 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
The Chasseur jacket, the Newspaper Triomphe bag, and bold sunglasses worn 24/7 express the Celine vibe in the new campaign.
Slimane’s images of Gerber channel the rebellious spirit of the mid-2000s. Kaia wears all the sleek and structured silhouettes we’ve come to expect from Hedi Slimane, who has refashioned the LVMH brand in his own image.
As Phoebe Philo is ready to return with her own eponymous collection, with a beloved following, LVMH financing and her Celine old mailing list, it’s important to note the great success that Celine has enjoyed under Hedi Slimane’s tenure as creative director.
Reality is that LVMH has achieved staggering results with the expansions of Louis Vuitton and also Dior. I would never second guess their goals on what is achievable with Celine.
Read MoreCeline by Hedi Slimane Drops 2023 Tennis Classics Collection with Quinn Mora
/Celine drops its new Summer 2023 tennis capsule featuring Quinn Mora, shot by Celine creative director Hedi Slimane in Saint-Tropez.
The collection style is classic tennis whites including tennis skirts, polo tops, vests and jackets. The collection includes a range of seasonal sneakers in five core silhouettes, including low and high-top styles and the introduction of a new wedge sneaker.
Read MoreKaia Gerber's CÉLINE Winter 2022 Campaign, Lensed by Hedi Slimane
/Kaia Gerber returns to LVMH-owned French luxury brand CÉLINE for the Winter 2022 campaign, lensed in Nice, France by the brand’s Creative, Artistic and Image Director Hedi Slimane [IG]. The collection will be available on Aug. 26, 2022.
Gerber poses with key CÉLINE brand pieces, including the Celine chain box ‘Triomphe’ bag, Wesley jeans, the ‘Spencer’ jacket, and the ‘Trapeze Triomphe’ shoulder bag.
Read MoreKaia Gerber Fronts Celine SS 2022 Campaign by Hedi Slimane
/Kaia Gerber Fronts Celine SS 2022 Campaign by Hedi Slimane AOC Fashion
Kaia Gerber fronts Celine’s SS 2022 ad campaign, lensed by Celine’s creative director Hedi Slimane IG]. The campaign was shot in Nice last October.
Rumor Mill: Is Hedi Slimane at Celine Taking on Anna Wintour Over Emmanuelle Alt?
/When asked about Vogue Runway’s failure to cover French luxury brand Celine’s spring 2022 virtual show, a Vogue source said “It was not our decision to not cover spring 2022, but we look forward to covering the brand’s next show,” writes WWD.
The problem, according to WWD, is Celine’s artistic, creative and image director Hedi Slimane’s immense frustration and displeasure with the departure of Emmanuelle Alt from her position as EIC of Vogue Paris, now renamed Vogue France.
Slimane has banned people from his shows before — the entire fashion staff at New York Magazine and Cathy Horn, writing for the New York Times, were banned from the Saint Laurent show in October 2012. Horn’s ban was for writing in 2004 [paraphrased by Horn to New York Magazine] “without Mr. [Raf] Simons’s template of slim tailoring and street casting, there would not have been a Hedi Slimane — just as there would never have been a Raf Simons without Helmut Lang. Fashion develops a bit like a genetic line.”
What could have upset Slimane? The Vogue-related changes began in December 2020, with the announcement that Anna Wintour would assume greater responsibilities as Vogue global director and Condé Nast chief content officer, while continuing to oversee Vogue U.S.
Simultaneously, the widely-praised and celebrated top editor at British Vogue, Edward Enninful, was promoted to European editorial director of Vogue for the markets owned and operated by Condé Nast. Those markets — which include the U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Spain — saw the departures of EICs at those Vogue titles.
Eugénie Trochu was named as Alt’s successor in France, but with the title of head of editorial content. She announced in October that Vogue Paris would become Vogue France immediately. The assumption is that Enninful will play a significantly larger role in European content creation and sharing, including greater synergies between American Vogue and European titles.
A spokeswoman for Celine dismissed the rumor that Celine had pulled both show invites and advertising from Condé Nast — and/or Vogue Runway — over Slimane’s displeasure with Alt’s departure.
AOC notes that: “WWD also understands from sources that Slimane has expressed his frustration to Vogue global director and Condé Nast chief content officer Anna Wintour and hit the brakes on some advertising with the Vogue brand.”
For her part, Emmanuelle Alt styled an excellent fashion story featuring Rianne Van Rompaey for a late November issue of M le Magazin du Monde. AOC admits to being impressed with the freshness — and we were not alone. Sometimes, change is good for all parties involved.