Michael Rider Named Celine Creative Director
Not even 24 hours have handed, and LVMH already has a alternative for Hedi Slimane at Celine. After months of hypothesis surrounding his future on the French trend home (based in 1945 by Céline Vipiana), Slimane’s departure was introduced earlier at the moment, following a 7-year tenure on the model. Mere hours later, LVMH introduced Michael Rider as Slimane’s successor (very a lot true to hypothesis in April). Rider, beforehand of Polo Ralph Lauren in New York, labored underneath Phoebe Philo as Celine design director of ready-to-wear from 2008 till 2018. The American designer is ready to start out his inventive director position at Celine in 2025.
Michael Rider Named Celine Creative Director
Read beneath the reactions of theFashionSpot’s discussion board members:
“So the rumors were true.” [Foxie-Pooh]
“Finally someone talented getting a big job!” [helmutnotdead]
“Michael Rider is perfect for the role but at the same time, it’s hard to imagine what his Celine may look like.
He is a great merchandiser because of Polo Ralph Lauren, his era at Celine is still beloved and he knows LVMH and the challenges of a multi-billion dollar company.” [Lola701]
“Very excited. I actually enjoyed what he has done with Polo RL. It’s very fashion yet very commercial merchandising. So I would love to see his version of Celine given that he was there at the peak of Phoebe and also had experience in commercial company like Polo RL.” [TaylorBinque]
“Love it. Rider has a good foundation to build on. Opening up Celine after that growth while being introverted would do wonders. I don’t think he’ll veer far from Hedi.” [Kimihiro]
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