{"id":58312,"date":"2017-10-19T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=58312"},"modified":"2017-10-19T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T16:04:05","slug":"phoebe-philo-celine-female-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/phoebe-philo-celine-female-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"How Phoebe Philo&#039;s C\u00e9line Brought Female Empowerment Back To High Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rumours that Phoebe Philo is leaving Celine have been circulating in the fashion world for more than a year. Now, however, there seems to be more ground for these speculations. Even though no official statement has been issued from LVMH, sources from within the conglomerate have ostensibly confirmed that designers are being interviewed for Philo\u2019s position.<\/span><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaESOE4lilK\/?taken-by=celine<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even considering the revolving door of designer exits and appointments, Philo\u2019s exit is still a shock. Having arrived at Celine in 2008, Philo is one of the longest-lasting Creative Directors in the world of luxury fashion. Not only that: It&#8217;s almost impossible to imagine Celine without Philo. Before her appointment, the Parisian brand was, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/fashion-shows\/fall-2008-ready-to-wear\/celine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the words Sarah Mower<\/a>, \u201cone of those minor-league brands that, in absence of any fixed identity of its own, is destined to play along with the trends in order to keep up its claim to being part of things\u201d. During her tenure at Celine, Philo managed to forge an identity for a brand which had previously only played catch-up. Plus, the numbers speak for themselves: Celine\u2019s annual sales rocketed from approximately $235 million to over $800 million during Philo\u2019s directorship.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During her time at Celine, Philo created a consistent and covetable wardrobe for the contemporary woman. An outspoken feminist, Philo has always criticised the sexualisation of the female body in fashion. Her carefully curated, minimalist and perfectly cut collections gave \u201cpower to women\u201d. Here\u2019s how Philo wove female empowerment into the very fabric of Celine. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Empowering wardrobe<\/em><\/strong> \nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRRphWWF2Jz\/?taken-by=celine<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am not a big fan of women being sexualised through clothes\u201d, Philo stated in an interview with Vogue\u2019s Alexandra Schulman in 2014. This distaste for sexualisation is clear from her very first collection. Instead of following trends, she developed a consistent vocabulary of Celine-isms that she has been returning to through years. Celine\u2019s camel coats, wrap skirts, leather T-shirts and asymmetric dresses have come to symbolise contemporary elegance.<\/span><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaKsmC5FrJr\/?taken-by=celine<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Philo\u2019s design language, minimalism has always been synonymous with empowerment. \u201cStrong. Powerful. Reduced.\u201d was the name of her AW 2010 collection that consisted of navy-hued funnel-neck coats and sharp, Helmut Lang-esque separates. Such garments were designed with a very literal no-frills attitude; they allow the wearer to indulge in elegance and style, but without compromising practicality. Embrace fashion, Celine\u2019s clothes say, but don\u2019t let it get in the way of you living your damn life. The smart daytime wardrobe that Philo introduced was intended to suit the contemporary woman: a professional, a city-dweller, and a mother. It\u2019s no coincidence that the soundtrack chosen for SS 2017 was a recording of far-off urban noises with children\u2019s voices in the background.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Empowering campaigns<\/em><\/strong> \nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/1c6rK1RQ3y\/<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celine\u2019s campaigns of the last 10 years have been as minimalist, sharp and stylish as Philo\u2019s collections. Juergen Teller is a frequent collaborator with the brand \u2014 his series with Daria Werbowy in particular truly captured the essence of Celine. The model \u2014 who enjoys a successful career, but maintains a strictly private personal life \u2014 \u00a0could be considered the ultimate Celine icon.<\/span><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/xhmf_EnGg2\/<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Celine campaign which will go down in history is the Spring 2015 with Joan Didion. By choosing the then-79-year-old Didion as the face for brand, Philo not only defied the impossible standards of the fashion industry, she also reinforced Celine\u2019s reputation as the fashion house for the highbrow, intellectual woman. Didion wasn\u2019t chosen because she was a pretty, sexy clotheshorse; she was chosen because she\u2019s Joan fucking Didion. Celine\u2019s priorities \u2014 and the priorities they want their consumers to espouse \u2014 were clear.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Empowering accessories<\/em><\/strong> \nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZtP9yplSMh\/?taken-by=celine<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arriving at Celine in 2008, Philo put an end to the era of painfully ostentatious \u201cIt\u201d bags, elevating the concept with clear-cut, unfussy designs. Her now iconic slouchy luggage bag stands as a symbol for Philo\u2019s design philosophy: understated chic, but always in the most pragmatic way.<\/span><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRBITJ4FH4_\/?taken-by=celine<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, Philo can be credited with subverting the \u201cpretty shoe\u201d trend. Famously a fan of Stan Smith sneakers, Philo also championed the wedge, the \u201cfurkenstock\u201d (fur-lined sandal) and, most notably, the glove shoe. The latter, a slouchy leather design with an elasticated opening, has since become a favourite of conceptual designers. You can see echoes of this design in the more recent collections by Joseph, Helmut Lang and Acne Studios.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if this is indeed goodbye Phoebe: farewell. You\u2019ll be sorely missed. We hope your successor keeps the sartorial needs and demands of real women at the heart of everything Celine does.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the news that Phoebe Philo is allegedly exiting Celine, we look back at how Philo infused female empowerment into everything Celine produced.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[3256,2002,21,2025,1965,27,4656,9420],"class_list":["post-58312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","tag-acne-studios","tag-celine","tag-fashion","tag-helmut-lang","tag-joseph","tag-paris","tag-phoebe-philo","tag-stan-smith"],"acf":{"main_category":null,"legacy":"1","exclude_from_ads":null,"hero_title":null,"subtitle":null,"hero":null,"teasers":null,"facebook_image":null,"related_articles":null,"next_article":null,"sleek_card_focus":null,"content":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Phoebe Philo&#039;s C\u00e9line Brought Female Empowerment Back To High Fashion How Phoebe Philo&#039;s C\u00e9line Brought Female Empowerment Back To High Fashion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following the news that Phoebe Philo is allegedly exiting Celine, we look at back how Philo infused female empowerment into everything Celine produce.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/phoebe-philo-celine-female-empowerment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Phoebe Philo&#039;s C\u00e9line Brought Female Empowerment Back To High Fashion How Phoebe Philo&#039;s C\u00e9line Brought Female Empowerment Back To High Fashion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following the news that Phoebe Philo is allegedly exiting Celine, we look at back how Philo infused female empowerment into everything Celine produce.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/phoebe-philo-celine-female-empowerment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-10-19T16:04:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sleek\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4\u00a0Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sleek Magazine\",\"description\":\"Sleek is Germany\u2019s leading independent media house\/brand for creativity and innovation located in Berlin the creative capital of the world. 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