Paris Fashion Week: Hedi Slimane cuts a dash with his skinny-suited Celine designs for men

Jan 27 , 2019

A model presents a creation by designer Hedi Slimane as part of his Fall/Winter 2019-2020 collection show for fashion house Celine during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France, January 20, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes

Designer and his slim-cut tailored creations – for the brand’s first menswear collection – confidently defy current trend of hip-hop-influenced-streetwear

The most anticipated menswear show of fall 2019, Celine, by Hedi Slimane, closed Paris’ menswear fashion week last Sunday.

The French designer had previously previewed some of his menswear creations in Paris last September, as part of his Celine womenswear debut.

This time round, Slimane, the “enfant terrible” of Paris fashion, unveiled his first full stand-alone menswear collection for the French house Celine and, in fact, the first menswear collection in the history of the French house.

Hedi Slimane’s signature slim-cut tailored suits were on display in his creations for Celine’s fall/winter 2019-20 menswear collection show in Paris last Sunday. Photo: AFP

Last year, Slimane’s Celine debut prompted a lot of heated discussion.

Today, the shadow of the brand’s former designer Phoebe Philo is slowly disappearing and Slimane’s vision is front and centre.

Hedi Slimane’s catwalk models all kept their hands in their pockets when presenting his well-tailored creations during Celine’s fall/winter 2019-20 menswear collection show in Paris last Sunday. Photo: AFP

Celine’s show invitation was a 30-page canvas hardcover book, comprising seven folded and removable double-sided posters with his photography and art-making sidelines.