Celine (brand)
French luxury fashion house
Céline is a French luxury fashion house. It was founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana.[1] Today, it is an international brand owned by LVMH. It was sold to LVMH in July 1988 for 2.7 billion francs (US$540 million).[2]
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| Company type | Subsidiary of public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founder | Céline Vipiana |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hedi Slimane (Creative director) |
| Revenue | €172.2 million (2012) |
| Owner | LVMH |
| Website | www |
Céline started as a children's shoe business. It later began selling women's shoes and accessories.[3] It began selling ready-to-wear shoes in the 1960s. Celine Vipiana remained the designer until 1997. American fashion designer Michael Kors then took over as creative director for the brand.[4] Kors turned the fashion house into a highly successful brand. The current creative director of Céline is Hedi Slimane, who replaced Phoebe Philo at the beginning of 2018.
Chief designers
change- Céline Vipiana (1945–1997)
- Michael Kors (1997–2004)
- Roberto Menichetti (2004–2005)
- Ivana Omazic (2005–2008)
- Phoebe Philo (2008–2018)
- Hedi Slimane (2018-Present)
References
change- ↑ "All about celine vipiana". essortment.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ↑ New York Times
- ↑ "Celine at New York Magazine". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ↑ "Michael Kors Official biography". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-25.