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...The MA led to his first job as a designer at Celine under Phoebe Philo, who was creative director from 2008 to 2017. “I was very blessed in a way,” Hwang recalls....
...So begins the celebrated debut feature of New York playwright turned film-maker Celine Song....
...“I’m honoured to offer it for auction,” says Vodianova, who wore it for a fundraiser ball for her Naked Heart Foundation....
...“As women, we love that excitement, but we all have a uniform,” she says, indicating her own grey cashmere roll-neck jumper and Céline eyeglasses....
...My favourite is probably a Celine trench I got in 2017, at the end of the Phoebe Philo era. I’ll wear it till I’m 85, God willing. I’ll be buried in that thing....
...“My personal style has changed so much since I made the switch from editorial to what I’m doing now,” she says....
...For example, couturier and sustainability champion Ronald van der Kemp — whose label RVDK has been worn by Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama, among others — has created an almost all-white suite...
...And after this I think there was quiet luxury, and I still believe I’m out of trend.” He smiles. “So maybe because I’m out of trend, I’m actually more trendy?”...
...“Céline, Etro and Jil Sander, to name a few, all showed their take on beanies in their 2024 shows....
...“To me it says, ‘I’m not preened, dolled-up, and I’m comfortable with that’. It signals ‘casual with intention’.” It’s up for debate whether all baseball cap wearers are quite so considered....
...“I’m used to this kind of speculation . . . but it makes no sense as we could have sold the group directly to LVMH if that’s what we wanted,” he said....
...Talk about Archie (No longer best m . . . Talk about Archie (Friend . . . ” These glimpses of experimentation made me long for Dolan to take more risks....
...Incidentally, that’s the reason I mostly don’t do oversized: I’m 5ft 7in and have a tendency to look as if I’m dressed in my dad’s clothes....
...In January, Marc Jacobs was highlighted in LVMH’s 2023 full year report for its “remarkable performance”, alongside heritage brands Christian Dior, Celine, Fendi, Loro Piana, Loewe and Jacobs’ former house...
...“I take drugs because I’m a lousy lay,” he confesses (although the opiates surely can’t be doing him any favours here either)....
...“I’m a big ’80s and ’90s girl....
...My personal style signifier is a pair of high-waisted trousers, usually from Phoebe Philo-era Céline or Lemaire. They make my legs look longer. I like menswear with a feminine twist....
...“I’m not a moralising type and I’m not trying to tell you what to think or what not to think,” says Fleury. “It’s always been like a game I play....
...I’m not saying this as in, poor me, but it was never the fun that it is now. Now, when we’re in Miami, I feel wanted. I’m friends with the families of the players.”...
...I always think I’m a little off time. Some people say sometimes I’m too early, but I’m not sure it is. Because I have this retro thing too. The time clash, for me, is super-important.”...
...The final straw came when his planned big single release was used for Celine Dion. Ironically, Porter’s debut still stands as an excellent 1990s soul collection....
...Roussel would be a dream CEO for any fashion company: during his 15 years at LVMH, he brought Phoebe Philo to Celine and Jonathan Anderson to Loewe....
...The last item of clothing I added to my wardrobe was a vintage Phoebe Philo Céline black silk shirt with a still-life print – a mix of fruits and flowers, like an old Dutch painting....
...Take a break from the news There has been a Phoebe Philo-shaped hole in fashion since the designer stepped down from Céline in 2018....
...“I’m extremely nosy and want to be involved in everything,” says Nick Wakeman, founder and creative director of Studio Nicholson, sitting in her neatly turned-out Hackney flat....
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