BREAKING: Michael Rider Named Artistic Director Of Celine

Michael Rider has been appointed the new artistic director of Celine.

Mere hours after the news broke that Hedi Slimane was exiting the LVMH-owned house, it has been unveiled Rider will begin his role in January 2025.

When rumours began to swirl a few months ago that Slimane was leaving the house, Rider’s name was the first to crop up as a potential successor. The former creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren, the gig at Celine marks a homecoming for Rider, who spent a decade from 2008 to 2018 at the house working under Phoebe Philo.

A gradate of Rhode Island’s Brown University Rider began his fashion career at Balenciaga, where he worked as part of Nicolas Ghesquière’s atelier from 2004-2008.

Congratulations Michael!

Photography courtesy of Celine. 

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