Celine (brand)

Overview

Celine

type	Subsidiary
foundation	1945
founder	Céline Vipiana
location	16 rue Vivienne, 75002
location city	Paris
location country	France
num locations	178 worldwide (2025)‡R1R‡
key people	Michael Rider (Creative Director) Séverine Merle (CEO)
industry	Fashion
num employees	2,500 (2026)
products	Haute couture ready-to-wear handbags leather goods perfume
parent	LVMH
homepage	www.celine.com/

Celine (formerly spelled Céline, stylized in all caps) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1945 by fashion designer Céline Vipiana. The headquarters are located at 16 rue Vivienne in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at the Hôtel Colbert de Torcy, which has French Historic Monument classification.[2]

Séverine Merle has been the chief executive officer since April 2017.[3] Michael Rider has been creative director of the brand since 2025 after the departure of Hedi Slimane in October 2024.[4][5]

History

Creation

Creative directors

Early years

1988–1997: Peggy Huynh Kinh[19]
1997–2003: Michael Kors [20]
2004–2005: Roberto Menichetti
2005–2008: Ivana Omazic[21]

Phoebe Philo, 2008–2018

On September 4, 2008, the fashion portal Women's Wear Daily announced that Bernard Arnault, president of LVMH, had appointed Phoebe Philo as the new creative director of Céline.[22] Philo's tenure at Céline began in October 2008. She presented her first ready-to-wear collection for Spring/Summer 2010 at Paris Fashion Week.[23] Pierre-Yves Roussel, chief executive officer of LVMH’s fashion division, said that recruiting Philo was allowing her to express her vision.[24] In 2009, Vogue Magazine defined her style as the “cool minimal trend”.[25]

In 2010, Philo received the Designer of the Year award from British Fashion Council. In 2011, she was awarded International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[26] Both prizes were awarded for her work at Céline. In December 2017, Philo announced her departure from Céline after finishing the Fall 2018 collection, which was presented in March of that same year.[27]

Hedi Slimane, 2018–2024

On January 21, 2018, LVMH announced the appointment of Hedi Slimane as "artistic, creative and image director" in February. He directed all Céline collections, extending the brand's offering with the launch of men's fashion, couture, and fragrances.[28]

Slimane's Céline studio was based in Los Angeles, with a prototype studio and an atelier in Paris.[29] In September 2018, Slimane presented an updated Celine logo for the house.[30][31] He created his retail flagship concept stores in Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beverly Hills, Madrid, Milan and London.[32] Slimane replaced the brand's traditional style with his signature "driven by youth culture, indie rock and sulking adolescence".[33]

Michael Rider, 2025–present

On October 2, 2024, Michael Rider was announced as the new creative director of Celine, set to join in early 2025. He will direct all Celine collections, ranging from leather goods to couture. Previously, Rider was the creative director for Ralph Lauren from 2018 to May 2024 and a senior designer for Balenciaga.[34] He also worked as a design director at Celine during Phoebe Philo's tenure.

Celine (brand)

History

Creation

New positioning

Acquisition by LVMH

Creative directors

Early years

Phoebe Philo, 2008–2018

Hedi Slimane, 2018–2024

Michael Rider, 2025–present

CEOs

Other activities

Retail

Marketing

External links

References