Hedi Slimane - Designer

[HigthaVandah]

I reallyy wanted to smell the candles.

They're great. Or at least, if you like the perfumes, you'll like the candles just as much. Might be too Hedi for some. My favorite is Papiers Froissés.

I'll probably start collecting them once I have all the Celine perfumes I like.

 

[LadyJunon]

This article dicussing the Chanel succession hints that Hedi might be staying with LVMH:

Of course, there are still plenty of people rooting for Hedi Slimane and his tiny tweed jackets, although I heard once again this morning from people close to the situation that he may very well be staying within the LVMH group, despite his exit from Celine in September.

Puck News

Ghesquiere and Silvia are firmly put in their positions and Slimane isn't the type to share, so I think he's might be going to Dior. Arnault probably wants to turn Dior into his version of Chanel and I think that a radical reset under Hedi could acheive that better than Chiuri and ones ever could.

 

[blueorchid]

Hedi at Dior makes more sense for me than Hedi at Chanel.

 

[brandon J pierre]

This article dicussing the Chanel succession hints that Hedi might be staying with LVMH:

Puck News

Ghesquiere and Silvia are firmly put in their positions and Slimane isn't the type to share, so I think he's might be going to Dior. Arnault probably wants to turn Dior into his version of Chanel and I think that a radical reset under Hedi could acheive that better than Chiuri and ones ever could.

From a business perspective and a creative perspective I never understood why people ragged on Maria so much and she made tons of money and she dressed tons of people

 

[Lola701]

I don’t believe in him at Dior but as I said earlier, I’m sure he has a non competition agreement in stone. He will cash his millions and probably work for the group if he wants to.
Hedi at Dior is a real stretch though. He would have made more sense at Givenchy.

For some weird reason, I don’t see him returning to fashion but rather being an Art Director or some sort of things.

The future of his contribution to Celine is still unsettled. Im curious about that.

 

[brandon J pierre]

I don’t believe in him at Dior but as I said earlier, I’m sure he has a non competition agreement in stone. He will cash his millions and probably work for the group if he wants to.
Hedi at Dior is a real stretch though. He would have made more sense at Givenchy.

For some weird reason, I don’t see him returning to fashion but rather being an Art Director or some sort of things.

The future of his contribution to Celine is still unsettled. Im curious about that.

To be honest with you with this election news I think we're going to move into a more conservative world. I was watching some older Gucci Tom Ford shows and everything is much more conservative than we've ever seen in our lives. I think the fashion game is going to be down hill for a very long time more than 4 years. Some of these houses are doomed.

 

[NoInvite]

New era of Celine post-Hedi has begun.


End of ALL CAPS! I actually don't mind the images and videos they've been posting.
Reading all the captions really shows how much foundation he already set for the brand.

 

[style_expert]

It's still a lot of words for nothing interesting! BUT I WON'T MISS THE CAPS!
Maybe they'll return at CHANEL or ANOTHER COUTURE HOUSE soon.

 

[HigthaVandah]

New era of Celine post-Hedi has begun.

I've decided I'm on Rider's side. I'm rooting for him to do something interesting and, at least within a few seasons, original. I want to believe...

The future of his contribution to Celine is still unsettled. Im curious about that.

I'm not convinced he "established" menswear at Celine. He brought his pre-established menswear self to Celine, yes. He added to his own menswear legacy, yes. But will any credibility/momentum remain with Celine now that he's gone?

 

[Lola701]

I'm not convinced he "established" menswear at Celine. He brought his pre-established menswear self to Celine, yes. He added to his own menswear legacy, yes. But will any credibility/momentum remain with Celine now that he's gone?

The brand is bigger than him.
Matter of fact, he took the brand because it was already big. He just added to that.
But it’s a big question mark because Rider could do a Ralph Lauren lite and it could work and it would provide a smooth transition but I don’t know.
Prefall will be his first collection but I guess that they won’t show anything before March…

 

[LadyJunon]

Hear me out: LVMH should acquire Helmut Lang and relaunch it under Hedi Slimane's direction.

Both designers have similar aesthetics, similar skill-sets and similar clienteles. Hedi has absolute creative control and gets to keep his name. LVMH gets to keep the prized possesion under the mantle. The small size of the operation means that the brand doesn't need to be an immediate success.

 

[Kimihiro]

Hedi at Helmut would be okay if he would have the same drive and sensibility he had at Dior Homme which honestly took a few from Helmut.

Hedi though doesn’t really work in a small operation. He needs big investment. The kind of universe he has requires a big brand.

I don’t know if it’s placebo, but these post-Slimane posts reinforces the need for a creative director. You just know that a certain precision, a certain fantasy is gone. It’s just products.

 

[tourbillions]

I don’t know if it’s placebo

its definitely placebo... as someone who dont really care about hedi, it doesnt look any different to me compared to when he was there aside from the all caps.

Im sure the basicness of his designs doesnt need a big operation, maybe his st tropez life does though.

 

[vetements]

Hedi at Helmut would be okay if he would have the same drive and sensibility he had at Dior Homme which honestly took a few from Helmut.

Hedi though doesn’t really work in a small operation. He needs big investment. The kind of universe he has requires a big brand.

I don’t know if it’s placebo, but these post-Slimane posts reinforces the need for a creative director. You just know that a certain precision, a certain fantasy is gone. It’s just products.

Agree.

I do think Hedi has that Midas Touch, and it is something that cannot be simply replicated, or taken in parts. You cant for eg. have someone emulate his photography, but not the store designs, or leave the design of the scents to the person who design CK One, or get someone to stage a runway etc and get the same effect, you get the drift...
Hedi is Hedi and I see his rationale for wanting to have control of things, everything. He may be a megalomaniac, but the effects shows, so... why not?

Anyways, the new Celine may succeed or maybe it wouldnt. `HEDI` is surely not the only formula (as we have seen ober fashion history) to success but we shall see.

 

[Lola701]

Hear me out: LVMH should acquire Helmut Lang and relaunch it under Hedi Slimane's direction.

Both designers have similar aesthetics, similar skill-sets and similar clienteles. Hedi has absolute creative control and gets to keep his name. LVMH gets to keep the prized possesion under the mantle. The small size of the operation means that the brand doesn't need to be an immediate success.

Dior Homme is essentially Helmut Lang…
I don’t think even Hedi is that much interested in revisiting his past (that was already inspired by someone’s work).
But beyond the B&W and modernist frame, Hedi is too much of a different designer to me.

Raf Simons and Riccardo Tisci are likely the ones who did Helmut Lang the best.

Because at the end of the day, when Hedi leaves, what’s next?
Maybe the people from Uniqlo should give the job to KVA.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

I expect a "Vaccarello-at-YSL" type of evolution: keeping some slimanisms that have proven to be successful and going strongly for inspiration to the archives (which in Celine's case is Phoebe, not Vipiana).

 

[HigthaVandah]

its definitely placebo... as someone who dont really care about hedi, it doesnt look any different to me

To my eye it's obvious the recent photos are by someone new. These are also very good (I'm pleasantly surprised to say) and will do the job just as well, but from a photography appreciation perspective imo they're clearly taken by a different eye. I wonder who it is.

You just know that a certain precision, a certain fantasy is gone. It’s just products.

They are first and foremost advertising shots, albeit with good, interesting composition. Whereas Hedi's campaign photography often feels like art photography that's making as few concessions as possible to the need to display product. Which I guess does work to advertise for Hedi in a 'Do you enjoy the Hedi-ness of these photos? Why not buy some overpriced Hedi-ness to wear on your body?' way.

 

[jeremydante]

Hear me out: LVMH should acquire Helmut Lang and relaunch it under Hedi Slimane's direction.

Ay, you're onto something. I would not be surprised if they did this. It could really work.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

If Helmut Lang was to be purchased by one of the fashion-luxury conglomerates, I think Puig or Only The Brave are more suitable.
It is a house closer to Dries or Maison Martin Margiela than to Fendi, Berluti, Vuitton or Dior.

LVMH had Celine, which at core was a RTW house, and turned it into "luxury". Imagine the same operation done to such an austere house like Helmut Lang.

 

[SpeedRacer666]

Looks like the Haute Parfumerie line will stick around while still crediting Hedi.