A Critical Analysis of Celine’s Shifting Brand Identity

<p>Phoebe Philo and Hedi Slimanes&rsquo; varying creative outlooks for Celine caused a rift for the Celine consumer who were accustomed to Philo&rsquo;s sophisticated enclothed cognition. Since Philo&rsquo;s planned departure after her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2018-ready-to-wear/celine" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Spring / Summer 2018 presentation</a>&nbsp;and the commencement of Hedi Slimane&rsquo;s debut collection for Celine &mdash; independent companies seized the opportunity to craft the term&nbsp;<a href="https://fashionmagazine.com/style/new-celine-vs-old-celine/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&ldquo;New and Old Celine&rdquo;</a>&nbsp;&mdash; which further divided the two creative outlooks. The thirty-percent markup from the original price of Philo&rsquo;s archival pieces exemplified the added financial value upon the creative director&rsquo;s departure.</p> <p>Regardless, renouncing Slimane&rsquo;s aesthetic as secondary compared to his predecessor would be shortsighted. Slimane has a history of reviving declining brands through his unwavering design ethos from&nbsp;<a href="https://tokion.jp/en/2021/05/22/shockwaves-in-contemporary-music-and-fashion-vol9/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Dior&rsquo;s menswear</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/how-hedi-slimane-changed-saint-laurent/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Saint Laurent</a>, the very brand he dropped the Yves from the eponymous label. What constructed the controversy was that Celine was the antithesis of a declining, washed-up brand when Phoebe Philo willingly relinquished her tenure.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@shopfulminare/a-critical-analysis-of-celines-shifting-brand-identity-90fbfc565885"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>