Hedi Slimane has left LVMH’s Celine brand, marking the latest high-profile departure from a fashion label as the industry grapples with a sales downturn.

Hedi Slimane exits as Celine’s artistic director after seven years As Paris Fashion Week reached its end, it unleashed a dramatic surprise as Hedi Slimane officially left Celine.

Over the past six and a bit years, Slimane has cleverly woven his edgy rock ‘n’ roll aesthetics with the high-fashion elegance for which the 79-year-old label is renowned. He has also taken Celine into bold new territory. In 2019, he presented the house’s inaugural menswear collection and first fragrance line.