Celine S/S 2025 Paris

[yslforever]

Just impeccable and neat ...
No need to go to Chanel when Celine does it better.
The close-ups on the rings, the diamonds with black around, are they introducing high-jewelry ?

 

[Not Plain Jane]

i need to find my black hairband, rhinestone earrings, short pleated skirt and mini Chanel bag, all packed away somewhere in my closet

this is not at all what i expect from / at celine, but that felt long-gone before this show anyhow.

i love the vibe of this; they had me with the velvet underground and capped it with the chandelier crash at the end. somewhere, edie sedgwick is sighing ...

 

[philophile]

i need to find my black hairband

À la Liv Ullmann in Persona. Lost mine from years ago, got a new one a while back. 🤭
I love mod style.

 

[NYLA22]

I feel like this was a reminder of what fashion can be, since we are otherwise drowning in a sea of mediocrity. What a contrast (NYFW could never). I loved the precision of everything -- the mood was so cool and the chandeliers crashing was the perfect finale.

 

[ghostwriter10549]

The Celine woman is so much less insufferable than the Celine men, so I can digest that. She’s a brat, but an interesting one—not exactly approachable. I don’t want to hang out with her, but I want to talk about her to my friends.

Beautiful clothes, sophistication meeting class at its best, a nice and interesting presentation. However, I still want a crowd, not an empty mansion (plus, the chandelier falling right onto Anna Wintour’s head would be tragic, but also funny /s).

Besides that, he’s doing too much with whatever obsession he has with the idea of Chanel. Slow down, man, it’s getting in the way of your job because everyone’s just going to remember how much this resembles Chanel, not the work you did. I know you want the job, but if by chance you’re here reading this wonderful thread, here’s some advice: think of it like the games of love and seduction and don’t make yourself too available. Your muses can explain this to you very well (I guess).

 

[philophile]

I am no Hedi stan, but to say he is a bad designer is a big fat lie, he's a great, even a flawless modern designer as he is a photographer (I love his photography!). To me, he's just missing a bolder, more defined POV, but he can really be a chameleon and I respect him for that. Honest to god, if this his Chanel, I'm here for it, especially because I hate (and have always hated) Chanel (ugh get rid of the f*cking tweed already), but I really enjoyed this collection.

 

[WAVES]

pristine collection with nothing new about it.
the presentation was almost flawless being my only critique the casting which was awfully juvenile.
it’s all someone else’s already done ideas (from Coco to Cristobal), mixed with another decade's mood which in this case is bluntly late 60’s.
I almost don’t mind it. ‘mod’ is so cool!
but from a designer I always expect some novelty, some uniqueness. otherwise you're just copying.

the beginning was telling and the finale was wicked. I loved it.
but what did it mean? Hedi just being the usual trickster or is he leaving Celine?

 

[EDEN21]

Heidi's Celine doing a Chanel parody reminds me of something my mother told me, back in the day, fashionable working ladies who couldn't afford the ever-coveted Chanel skirt-suits bought the cheaper "homages" shall we call them, by St. John. This collection reminds me of that, although I doubt anything Celine puts out will be anything resembling "affordable."

I do have to say in support of this collection, it lacks the bulkiness of today's Chanel, looking at this collection made me realize how thick and cumbersome Chanels' tweeds are.

And I LOL-ed at the cut-scenes with the 60s rock-and-roll muse esque model holding the baby sheep, I'm sure the coquette, "fawn," Lana Del Rey teenage girls on Twitter will eat that up

 

[vladhatesyou]

I never understood the Hedi Slimane hate, his clothes have always looked so timeless

 

[Steddycam91]

I feel like this was a reminder of what fashion can be, since we are otherwise drowning in a sea of mediocrity. What a contrast (NYFW could never).

It's funny you say that, because parts of this collection were also reminding me of Marc Jacobs. They're certainly mining similar references, but these looks, in particular, feel like they could be lifted from one of Marc's namesake shows from the 2000s or early 2010s...(which also brings to mind his F/W 2020 show...)

youtube screenshots

 

[GoldenPetals]

It's very debutante. Very European aristocracy. Very CAUCASIAN.

Stunning from start to finish.

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

Tbh, I’m warming up more and more to the idea of Jacquemus at Chanel.
At least, I know something will happen there.

I know it has the potential to be fun and if he can’t have a good idea, there are archives to rely on.

no

 

[Lorenzogi]

Who still wants to get dressed like this? Chanel itself is irrelevant. In fact everything about french fashion feels irrrelevant, all too stuck in the past. "Un certain je ne sais quoi" blah blah. 🤣

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

Regarding the collection, I find that it’s almost a pity that Hedi’s team dresses celebrities in either custom outfits or basic jeans and jackets because the eveningwear would be very cute on the Redcarpet.
It will probably only produced in limited quantities for top clients.

I just hope that, if his exit from Celine is confirmed, that they will let the collection live.

I am glad he is gatekeeping his clothes
He does not wish to dress Lisso, Catherine O'Hara, Eva Chen, or Coco Rocha? This is a job for Robert Wu or Harris Reed lamo
No thanks for Beyonce, Rihanna, Gigi, Kendall or J Lo who show no brand loyalty
As for the universally agreed beautiful Ana Taylor Joy or Hunter Schafer or Emma Corrin, they scream other brands too loudly at the moment

 

[Alquimista]

I am amazed by the lightness and the elegance of the skirt suits.

Karl's last years at Chanel were fun, he made good clothes but it was also heavy, overstyled and not capable at all of the lightness you see here.

And this collection and presentation has infinitely more elegance and allure than the torture chamber Michele did at Valentino.

 

[blackcherrified]

Who still wants to get dressed like this?

Me, if I am a girl. Some of the jackets/tops seems workable for skinny/petite men too...

I still think that FW24 is wayyy closer to my own personal style but seeing SS25 being a “sweet and frothy” continuation of that I am not complaining~~ I am a "Valentino refugee" too…

 

[Norden]

I see whole flocks of girls in Japan cosplaying French. It’s quite huge and Celine is capitalizing wonderfully on this. It’s just not a fashion fashion proposition but much more “here, wear this reference, it’s almost the real thing”

Who still wants to get dressed like this? Chanel itself is irrelevant. In fact everything about french fashion feels irrrelevant, all too stuck in the past. "Un certain je ne sais quoi" blah blah. 🤣

 

[JohannesL]

I see whole flocks of girls in Japan cosplaying French. It’s quite huge and Celine is capitalizing wonderfully on this. It’s just not a fashion fashion proposition but much more “here, wear this reference, it’s almost the real thing”

In the past two or three years, we garment production companies have seen various versions of those short Celine-alike jackets/mini skirts suits from many japanese brands so Hedi's Celine is definitely influential among young people. To cater more mature customers, we have seen some brands pairing those simple jackets with different kinds longer skirts or onepiece(dress/jumper skirt).

 

[louis]

I do want HEDI @ CHANEL or please stay put @ CELINE: he’s doing so well

 

[tourbillions]

I see whole flocks of girls in Japan cosplaying French. It’s quite huge and Celine is capitalizing wonderfully on this. It’s just not a fashion fashion proposition but much more “here, wear this reference, it’s almost the real thing”

im really not sure about japan. maybe korea and china but japan love their cdgs, issey miyakes, layering, fabric etc. etc. And they dont need celines denim since the best denim are already offered by japanese brands.