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Hedi Slimane (French pronunciation: [eˈdi sliˈman]; born July 5, 1968) is a French photographer and couturier. From 2000 to 2007, he was creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior). From 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent.
- On His Parisian Roots
- On Being Very, Very Slim
- On His California Dream
- On How His Vision Differs from That of Phoebe Philo
- On Always Being Hedi
- On His Lifelong Love Affair with “The Youth”—And Boredom with “Millennials”
- On Social Media
- On His Appreciation For Silence
- On His Motto
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“I grew up between the smoke of Le Palace and the white tiles of Les Bains-Douches.… I was always surrounded by fabric. Sitting on rolls of flannel, I would wait for my mother for hours on end.” “I like walking in Paris for hours and hours, crossing the Seine, walking through the left bank. Paris may be the only capital left in the world where the ...
“When I was a teenager, everything was always too big on me.… I would float in everything.” “Designers are nothing without their models. I see them as artists.… If a dress that I particularly love doesn’t have a body that wears it, it won’t make it onto the catwalk because it’s not embodied.”
“I frequently went [to Los Angeles] since the end of the 1990s. I would start all my Dior collections there, in my hotel room. The city was still asleep, so it was the perfect time to fill in a blank page.” “I am thinking about [relocating to Europe]. I still haven’t made up my mind.… I also think that I have explored the city from top to bottom.” ...
“You don’t enter a fashion house to imitate the work of your predecessor, much less to take over the essence of their work, their codes and elements of their language. The goal is not to go the opposite way of their work either. It would be a misinterpretation.” “Consistency, rigor, accuracy—this is what is meaningful to me. I want the integrity of...
“At Celine, I come back to the classic perception of my job from when I started 20 years ago, without any nostalgia. I have this tradition in me. All I do is all I am.” “I stand firm for my principles. Why should I give up on what defines me?” “At Celine, the weight of the past is not as strong as at Dior or Saint Laurent. We can break free of it m...
“Youth is gracefulness, freedom of speech and recklessness. Youth, at the same time, can be on the lions on the grand boulevards, in the cellars of Saint-Germain and in the occupied lecture halls of the Sorbonne.” “This recurrent millennial term, used in a way of a business school lesson, described with statistics and numbers, is boring.” “No matte...
“Social media is a fantastic revolution and will always be a bit like the Wild West. I guess that’s what makes it so charming.… We have to be as enthusiastic about it as we were in the early days.” “The selfie-craze is an anthropological topic in and of itself. It’s interesting to see what this will become in the long term.” “I don’t have any priva...
“Just like many people, I have severe chronic tinnitus.… At first it got out of control, and I went through a very dark period, with phases of anxiety that were difficult to bear. The unthinkable idea of no longer knowing silence was unbearable to me. It was a spiral, a daily suffering.”
“Hold on. Whatever the purpose, the opinions, the noise, the diaries.… The key to everything is to preserve the enchantment.” Related: Lady Gaga Pulled Out All the Stops to Debut Hedi Slimane’s New Céline
The designer talks about his Parisian roots, his obsession with slimness, and his vision for Celine in a rare and polarizing interview with Le Figaro. Read the most memorable and controversial statements from the fashion industry's most elusive star.
Oct 20, 2023 · Of all the designers who stepped off the fashion wheel during the pandemic-induced show hiatus, Hedi Slimane of Celine is one of the very few who has not returned to the same-old-same-old...
Jul 1, 2024 · Learn about Hedi Slimane, a French fashion designer and photographer who revolutionized menswear with his skinny silhouette. Find out his career highlights, his photography books and exhibitions, and his current role at Céline.
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Oct 31, 2018 · Hedi Slimane is a renowned fashion designer who has worked for Saint Laurent and Celine. Read the latest articles, slideshows and more about his work, style and influence on Vogue.
Hedi Slimane’s fall 2023 women’s wear show for Celine was an ode to the slinky, sleazy style of the early 2000s. By Max Berlinger. fashion review.
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