As GenZ rediscovers the allure of Brit Pop’s bad boys, Hedi Slimane takes the opposite approach and unveils a wardrobe of English classics (but not without sulfur) inspired by Cecil Beaton and the Bright Young People.
It is said that he is on the way out. Hedi Slimane remains the only master on board. While the men’s shows for summer 2025 ended in Paris last July, the star artistic director of Celine unveiled, yesterday, his last summer wardrobe for the Parisian house, on the internet, in the form of a video. A habit taken up during the Covid crisis that the stylist, also a renowned photographer, has kept and in which he excels. Thirteen minutes that no longer have much to do with a show but are more like a short film. Successful.
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Heading to the English gardens of Holkham Hall, a large 18th-century “country house” owned by the Earl of Leicester. Tracking forward on a herd of deer. Close-up on a blond boy who looks good in every way, parted on the side, Oxford striped tie, jacket and tweed vest so british. Welcome to the Bright Young People, sNickname given by the English tabloids to a group of young hedonistic aristocrats…
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