French luxury brand Celine and
Vogue appear not to be the best of fashion friends after Emmanuelle Alt left
Vogue France, formerly known as Vogue Paris.
The brand’s artistic, creative and image director Hedi Slimane is understood to be so upset by Alt’s departure that Vogue Runway was not invited to cover Celine’s spring 2022 virtual show.
“It was not our decision to not cover spring 2022, but we look forward to covering the brand’s next show,” a Vogue source said.
WWD also understands from sources that Slimane has expressed his frustration to Vogue global director and Condé Nast chief content officer
Anna Wintour and hit the brakes on some advertising with the Vogue brand
A spokeswoman for Celine said this was inaccurate, but did not provide further detail.
Over the past year amid the global pandemic, Condé Nast has made sweeping changes to its organization structure as it looks to streamline global editions and save costs. It began last December when execs announced that Wintour would be given even more control by making her chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue, while continuing to oversee Vogue U.S. At the same time, Edward Enninful, the widely celebrated top editor at British Vogue, was promoted to European editorial director of Vogue for the markets owned and operated by Condé Nast, which include the U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
from WWD