CELINE SS23 DYSFUNCTIONAL BAUHAUS
Celine’s Spring Summer 2023 ‘Dysfunctional Bauhaus’ closed this years Paris fashion week on the 20th anniversary of both the iconic Palais de Tokyo and Celine’s Artistic, Creative and Image Director Hedi Slimane’s 2002 debut collection for Dior in the same museum.
This collection had the director pointing back to his previous Yves Saint Laurent rock n’ roll aesthetic of simply tailored pants and loudly decorated statement jackets, but this collection was substantially elevated. Shapes harked back to the 1980’s and 90’s while fabrics of leather, floral knits, felts, sequins, plastics and denims were highlighted as individual pieces, then layered with outerwear covered in light catching textural movement. Celine’s luxury leathers featured in incredibly decorated jackets and classic strong solid boots.
When appointed as Artistic, Creative and Image Director of Céline in 2018 Hedi stated he was excited to join Bernard Arnault in his “all-embracing and fascinating mission” for the Maison. Sound tracked by a unique commissioned work by Brooklyn punk band Gustaf, featuring artworks from David Weiss and Renata Petersen, and hysterically received audience members of the K-pop groups Black Pink and BTS, and South Korean actor Park Bo-gum, the show had Slimane’s signature all over it. Its punk-esque androgyny, eye for unusual street style mixtures of cut and fabric, beautiful tailoring and a luxurious and detailed visual emphasis on signature pieces upheld his version of the new all-embracing Celine lifestyle.
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