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.

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 10, 2024, Section D, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: How Hedi Slimane Changed the Fashion Industry.

Hedi Slimane is leaving Celine after seven years as creative director of the French fashion. He is credited with introducing menswear and fragrances.

Hedi Slimane Exits Celine Under the designer’s tenure, the LVMH-owned house became a megabrand with new categories, including menswear and beauty.

On Golden Globes eve, the first fashion party of 2025 nabbed one of the industry’s most elusive guests: Hedi Slimane. Slimane, the sphinx of svelte, has kept a characteristically low profile ...

Before they're all gone. By Booth Moore In February, when designer Hedi Slimane presented his fall 2016 Saint Laurent runway show at the Hollywood Palladium, it wasn’t only a love song to Los ...

In February, when designer Hedi Slimane presented his fall 2016 Saint Laurent runway show at the Hollywood Palladium, it wasn’t only a love song to Los Angeles, his adopted home ...