Thunder in fashion. Hedi Slimane leaves Celine

During Paris Fashion Week, the fashion world was talking about the transfer window. And the rumors that have been circulating for some time are confirmed. Famous fashion designer Hedi Slimane leaves Sel’s house two days after presenting the spring-summer 2025 women’s collection.

The LVMH group just announced this Wednesday, October 2, in a press release. “Under his creative and artistic direction, Céline has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French fashion house.”

Before joining Celine, the stylist worked for Saint Laurent and Dior Homme. During this time, he imposed his own style, and in particular one piece that would become iconic: skinny trousers, aiming to radically change men’s wardrobes by offering them fashion. Skinny jeans are back, as is the short jacket and tie. The figure is tall and thin, the appearance is pronounced. The success of this garment even went so far as to encourage Karl Lagerfeld to lose weight, who wanted to fit into the designer’s skinny jeans. The pants continue to spread on the legs of Kate Moss, who makes them her favorite piece.

The DNA of angry rock fashion

After the departure of Phoebe Philo, she moved to Celine in 2018. Known for his androgynous and fierce rock silhouettes, Hedi Slimane intends to stamp his identity immediately. Therefore, he symbolically removes the accent from Celine’s “é”, uses the old logo and breaks with the minimalism of his predecessor. This is the beginning of a new era.

For seven years, the artistic director has redefined the identity of the brand both in silhouettes and in marketing, advertising, stores and social networks. He expanded the offering to launch a men’s collection and perfume. He made Lisa, the singer phenomenon of the K-pop group Blackpink, his muse. His multifaceted strategy paid off as he drove turnover to unprecedented levels. But fashion is cyclical, and relations between the designer, also a photographer, and the LVMH group are said to have become strained. Today marks a new chapter for both Celine and Hedi Slimane, who, according to persistent rumours, could land at Chanel, whose director Virginie Viard left last June. After the next episode of this fashion series.