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Celine to return to the catwalk for its AW23 womenswear

A Celine women’s SS23 catwalk presentation never materialised this season, instead the French luxury house will unveil a film on its website and social media later this month. For AW23, however, Celine will return to the runway, albeit outside of Paris fashion week and two months ahead of the major show season. According to WWD, Celine will show...

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The world's Top 50 luxury brands lost 7.6 billion dollars in value this year

It has not been a good year for global luxury. The total value of the world’s top 50 most valuable luxury and premium brands plummeted 7.6 billion dollars, down 5 percent from 227.1bn dollars in 2020 to 219.5bn dollars in 2021. The figures were revealed in the annual Brand Finance report Luxury and Premium 50 2021, which saw the value of fashion...

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LVMH releases first comprehensive social and environmental report

French luxury group LVMH on Monday released its “first comprehensive social and environmental report,” in which it highlights its initiatives to support sustainable growth. It is the first time the Group published a consolidated report of its social and environmental commitments and initiatives. An independent audit shows the Group’s carbon...

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The post-pandemic silhouette according to Celine

Taken from the succession of digital runway shows that presented during the last Parisian Fashion Week, the Celine house presented its fall-winter 2021 collection last week. French garden with an electric runway Once again, the collection is presented in front of a castle. At the same location of the menswear FW21 presentation, Celine's women's...

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Hedi Slimane to show solo exhibition in Shanghai

Celine’s artistic director, Hedi Slimane, is to hold a solo exhibition of his work as a multi-disciplinary artist at the Almine Rech gallery in Shanghai. The exhibition, titled “Sun of Sound”, will run from March 19 to April 30, and mark the first time Slimane has shown solo works in China. In addition to Hedi Slimane influencing an entire...

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Video: Celine Summer 21 collection

In this video, Celine shows her Summer 21 collection which was filmed in Monaco at Stade Louis II. The video was directed and styled by Hedi Slimane. Watch the video below. Source: Celine via YouTube

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Celine debuts SS21 streetwear collection from Monaco

A stadium in Monaco was the backdrop for Celine’s SS21 womenswear collection. Titled “portrait of a generation” by its Creative Director Hedi Slimane, it debuted online as a filmed catwalk show on Tuesday. It was a story of youth where streetwear dominated. From afar it looked like any typical teenager clad in Converse, cut-off jeans, a K Way...

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SS21 Menswear fashion week highlights

In a season unlike any other, the international Fashion Weeks were still able to bring a host of designer collections to an expanded global audience. This challenging yet exciting time for designers has seen new levels of experimentation and exploration with new formats and concepts, paving the way for a hybrid digital/physical future. Dior...

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Why luxury groups are betting on the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai

The first cases of Covid-19 were discovered in China, but ironically it is in China that the major fashion and luxury groups will seek their salvation. The reason is quite simple: on the one hand, the recovery has already taken place in China, even if the reality is mixed across the country. Beijing, for example, is at half mast, but Hong Kong...

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Celine to debut men's collections online

Celine has surprised the industry by deciding to participate in the digital iteration of Men's Fashion Month after all. The LVMH-owned luxury brand will be unveiling a project titled "The Dancing Kid" that will go live on Instagram, celine.com, and TikTok. Celine began teasing the project on their Instagram feed with images of a banner that said...

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Paris court awards damages to Hedi Slimane for Kering's unlawful use of YSL images

Hedi Slimane is to be awarded 618,000 euros in damages after a Paris court ruled Kering unlawfully used his YSL photographs without consent. The decision follows years of acrimonious legal disputes between the designer and parent company of YSL where Slimane was creative director from 2012 to 2016, who’s departure from the French luxury brand...

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Hedi Slimane curates quarantine film selection for online streaming

Hedi Slimane has curated a selection of films available for free viewing during the quarantine on streaming network Mubi. The Celine artistic director has selected a mix of Hollywood hallmarks and edgy cult classics, including Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now and Wim Wenders Paris, Texas. According to The Cut, the list includes the kinds of...