Celine is one of the brands that has built its image as we understand it today more on modern history than on historical history. With names such as Phoebe Philo and Hedi Slimane succeeding each other as creative directors, profoundly different from each other but united by a certain intellectuality, Celine has not only become a trendy brand, but also a real imagery of women and men with a precise profile. These are the most important heritages to preserve. When Michael Rider was appointed creative director, the main concern was precisely the possible loss of that heritage, even before the fashion house’s stylistic codes, accomplices also being the designer’s longstanding behind-the-scenes role, still little known to the general public. Yet already from his first fashion show Rider passed the test by paying homage to his predecessors without feeling crushed by their weight. <\/p>\n\n
Celine by Michael Rider’s Winter 2026 collection comes as a breath of fresh air, capable of making people smile in some outings and evoking memories etched in collective memory in others. In his proposal, Rider fuses Celine’s historic codes with a new contemporary sensibility, creating a complete, wearable wardrobe for the Celine woman and man: tailored but playful, refined but modern, elegant but with unexpected flashes that break predictability. <\/p>\n\n