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Fashion rebel and designer Hedi Slimane returned to Paris Fashion Week to present his second womenswear show last Friday for storied brand Celine that riffed on the 1970s.
The sky was the limit for the 15-minute display, staged in a purpose-built Japanese-style building branded “CELINE” by the glimmering monument, Les Invalides.
In the styles, however, after a lukewarm reaction to his September debut, Slimane played it safe.
Here are some highlights of the French designer’s autumn/winter 2019 ready-to-wear collection.
STYLE Edit: Hedi Slimane unveils Celine’s design concept at New York flagship

This season, there was no Lady Gaga.
But the Celine show produced flashing lights of its own as a huge glass atrium with bright panels that seemed to hover through the air, was lowered slowly to the runway.

Hedi Slimane cuts a dash with his skinny-suited Celine designs

A model who had been trapped “frozen” inside, wearing a ’70s silk scarf, suddenly came to life and strutted out to begin the show.

Valentino’s dramatic Paris offering leaves Celine Dion in tears
The love-him-or-hate-him designer changed tack on Friday from his stomping, messy, ’80s styles of last season.
In its place, a more bourgeois and sophisticated – indeed, more Celine – side to Slimane was revealed.


Valentino’s dramatic Paris offering leaves Celine Dion in tears

The style dial was turned firmly to the ’70s.
Silk jabot collars met pleated check culottes, sumptuous thigh-high tan boots with fur fringe, ponchos, capes, dazzling gold jackets and pimp-style fur coats.


Valentino’s dramatic Paris offering leaves Celine Dion in tears


Garments were beautifully finessed, like the slightly crumpled-yet-luxuriant look of the ubiquitous leather boots.
It nicely captured the spirit of the house that was founded in 1945 and has become synonymous with a relaxed luxury style that is not try-hard.
STYLE Edit: Slimane debuts Celine’s first menswear collection
The main downside was that the collection, at times, seemed to lack a little punch.
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Paris Fashion Week: Did Celine’s Hedi Slimane silence his doubters with his 1970s-style collection?

A model presents a creation by designer Hedi Slimane as part of his Fall/Winter 2019-2020 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Celine during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

A model presents a creation by Celine during the Women's Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on March 1, 2019. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A model wears a creation as part of the Celine ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, that was presented in Paris, Friday, March 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Models present creations by designer Hedi Slimane as part of his Fall/Winter 2019-2020 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Celine during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(190303) -- PARIS, March 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A model presents creations of Celine during the 2019/2020 Fall/Winter ready-to-wear collection show in Paris, France, March 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

Catwalk models present creations by designer Hedi Slimane during his Celine fall/winter 2019/20 women’s ready-to-wear collection show on Friday at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters

Paris Fashion Week highlights: Hedi Slimane’s Celine debut, Balenciaga and Valentino

Slimane causes a little controversy at Celine, Demna Gvasalia shows his sleek creations at Balenciaga, Pierpaolo Piccioli takes Valentino back to its roots. Escapism was a recurring theme at Paris Fashion Week

epa07065067 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collections by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere for Louis Vuitton during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 02 October 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

epa07059367 Models present creations from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collections by US designer Thom Browne during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 30 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

(181001) -- PARIS, Oct. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Valentino during the 2019 Spring/Summer Women's collection show in Paris, France on Sept. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)(rh)

epa07059660 Models present creations of the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by Italian designer Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 30 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

epa07059715 A model presents a creation of the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by Italian designer Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 30 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

French actress Catherine Deneuve (2nd L), Stephen Gan (4th L), US singer and actress Lady Gaga (C), German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (3rd R) and French Luxury group Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault (R) look at a model presenting a creation by Celine during the Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on September 28, 2018. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Models present creations by Christian Dior during the Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on September 24, 2018. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

epaselect epa07059699 A model presents a creation of the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by Italian designer Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 30 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

(181003) -- PARIS, Oct. 3, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents creations of Louis Vuitton during the 2019 Spring/Summer Women's collection show in Paris, France on Oct. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)(zhf)

(181001) -- PARIS, Oct. 1, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Balenciaga during the 2019 Spring/Summer Women's collection show in Paris, France on Sept. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)(rh)

epa07065086 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collections by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere for Louis Vuitton during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 02 October 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

epa07063455 Models present creations from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel at the Grand Palais during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 02 October 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

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epa07053642 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by Spanish fashion house Loewe during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

French fashion designer for Celine Hedi Slimane acknowledges the audience at the end of the Celine Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on September 28, 2018. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

epa07053640 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2019 Women's collection by Spanish fashion house Loewe during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Chanel Spring/Summer 2019 collection. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Jonas Gustavsson, MCV Photo

epa07043687 Models present creations from the Spring/Summer 2019 Ready to Wear collection by French designer Jacquemus during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 24 September 2017. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 24 September to 02 October. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

(180929) -- PARIS, Sept. 29, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Celine during the 2019 Spring/Summer Women's collection show in Paris, France on Sept. 28, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)(yy)

A look from Celine during the spring/summer 2019 ready-to-wear collection. Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

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.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} The love-him-or-hate-him French designer changes tack – after last season’s messy ’80s offerings – with safer, more bourgeois creations

The love-him-or-hate-him French designer changes tack – after last season’s messy ’80s offerings – with safer, more bourgeois creations