This Thursday evening, the house of Celine presented its Fall-Winter 2023 collection at the iconic Wiltern Theater in the City of Angels. Between the rock concerts and the Hollywood parade, the atmosphere has become lively.
Celine flew to Los Angeles to show her Fall-Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection for women. Barely a month after Hedi Slimane presented his spring-summer 2023 season on video, in the sun of Saint-Tropez. the label’s artistic director continues his new cycle of the 2000s, this pivotal period when, when he was the artistic director of Dior Homme, he documented, dressed and photographed the rise of a new rock scene between London and New York. Coinciding with the US theatrical release on November 4th Meet me in the bathroom, which is based on the book by journalist Lizzie Goodman. This documentary, in which Hedi Slimane collaborated to create a special poster, recalls the rock revival of the early 2000s in New York with bands such as The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Moldy Peaches, The Rapture, Interpol.
In the video, beautiful man Hedi Slimane
A bed of stars
Thursday night in Los Angeles, welcome to the Wiltern Theater. Built in 1931, this Art Deco building, a former cinema temple owned by Warner Brothers, has become a leading concert venue that has seen, among others, Prince, James Brown, Nina Simone, the Rolling Stones, Patti Smith… It is here that Hedi Slimane has decided to present his Celine collection, in this City of Angels, which he particularly likes and where he has settled for ten years since 2008. Since 2008, among the selected guests are rappers Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi. , Doja Cat, girlfriend Paris Hilton, Susan Lyndon or Muse’s Matthew Bellamy mingle with Hollywood stars in perfect harmony with shots including Dustin Hoffman, Priscilla Presley, Austin Butler (star of the film). Elvis), Courteney Cox, Brie Larson, Emma Roberts or even Cindy Crawford, who came with her family to applaud her daughter Kaia Gerber. “Celine Live” is announced at the entrance, with Iggy Pop, The Strokes, Interpol and The Kills.
2000s vibe and Hollywood glam
The parade opens with original music by the White Stripes and girls in dark glasses, felt hats, high heels, 2000s Hedi Slimane vibes, oversized jeans and skimpy jackets. Between the Parisian splendor of the posh quarters and the rock’n’roll attitude, oscillating between masculine looks and feminine “sexiness”, they parade in shearling jackets, beige jackets, aristocratic capes, leather jackets, lavalier silk men’s suits, loose ties and couture minidresses, which shows bare legs. Kaia Gerber changes into black leather pants and a tuxedo jacket, then slips back into a mini dress as Hollywood lights. The rhinestones and sequins enhance the power to the end. In particular, a series of sublime hand-embroidered long lam dresses that cap off this glam ball in front of a giant Céline stone logo.
rock scene
The stage then switches to live performances by Iggy Pop, who belt out his classics shirtless, followed by The Strokes (a rock band extensively photographed by Hedi Slimane) and New York band Interpol, who remix The Kills between each act. : On three floors, cool kids From LA to mingle with VIPs and other guests. The atmosphere is as friendly as it is super-charged. Strokes fans take to the stage as Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire arrive at the party incognito. We are in Hollywood…
Source: Le Figaro
