Michael Rider, who started earlier this year as Celine‘s new artistic director, will make his debut with a fashion show in Paris on July 6 at 2:30 p.m. CET, WWD has learned.
The date falls between men’s fashion week in Paris, scheduled for June 24 to June 29, and Paris Couture Week, happening from July 7 to 11.
It is not yet clear if the display will feature womenswear, menswear or both.
Still, it marks a return to an IRL runway format for the fashion house, which in recent years unveiled collections with immaculate and transporting films by Hedi Slimane, its previous artistic, creative and image director. These were typically released outside of official fashion weeks.
Celine is a among a host of marquee brands unveiling collections by new creative leaders in 2025. Others include Chanel, Givenchy, Tom Ford, Dries Van Noten, Blumarine, Alberta Ferretti and Bottega Veneta.
Celine parent LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton confirmed Rider’s arrival last October after announcing that Celine and Slimane were parting ways after a fruitful, seven-year collaboration.
Rider was previously creative director at Polo Ralph Lauren, but he’s well familiar with Celine. He logged a decade as Celine’s design director of ready-to-wear from 2008 to 2018, working under its then-creative director Phoebe Philo.
A graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island, Rider also worked as a senior designer at Balenciaga from 2004 to 2008.
He is now responsible for all Celine collections, from womenswear, menswear, leather goods and accessories to couture.
His hire thrust another prominent studio talent into a plum, high-profile role. In the past, LVMH has tended to favor marquee talents.
