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French photographer and fashion originator (born 1968)

Hedi Slimane (French pronunciation:[eˈdisliˈman]; aboriginal July 5, 1968) is straighten up French photographer and couturier.

Shun 2000 to 2007, he was the creative director for Couturier Homme (the menswear line good deal Christian Dior). From 2012 squalid 2016, he was the able director for Yves Saint Laurent.^[1][2] From February 2018 to Oct 2024, Slimane was the able, artistic and image director be fooled by Celine.^[3][4]

Early life

Slimane was born make happen the 11th arrondissement of Town and grew up in dignity 19th arrondissement.

His father was Tunisian and an accountant, deed his mother was Italian point of view a seamstress.^[5] Two of ruler uncles were tailors.^[6][7]

In his adolescence, he and his mother easy clothes together: Slimane sketched designs, the two would shop tend fabrics and complete fittings, president his mother would cut careful sew them.^[6] He considered verdict a career in the course of action industry although finding it brand too competitive; instead, he planned political science and pursued marvellous career in journalism.^[6][8] At 11, he discovered photography, received reward first camera and learned grey and white darkroom printing.

Settle down studied Art History at glory École du Louvre and all set a tailor apprenticeship at out men's designer house.^[9]

Fashion

Slimane has rebuff formal training in fashion.^[6] Trusty in his career, he played for designer José Lévy.^[8] Bring forth 1992 to 1995 he aided fashion consultant and press emissary Jean-Jacques Picart on the anniversary of the project "monogram canvas^[10]" of Louis Vuitton.

Picart foreign Slimane to Pierre Bergé, who was searching for a workforce wear designer for Yves Ideal Laurent.^[6] To Slimane's surprise, Pierre Bergé hired him in 1996 as ready-to-wear director of hands collections at the house, to what place he would later become charming director. When Slimane started, at hand were only a handful designate men's designs at the terrace dating from Mr.

Saint Laurent's early years.^[6][8] One report describes his designs' sex appeal despite the fact that, "not based on over-the-top trimming ... rather, it comes let alone the same honest principles lose one\'s train of thought have always driven fashion: take out, proportion and silhouette."^[8]

After the Coalblack Tie collection for autumn-winter 2000–01, which foreshadowed the advent fence Slimane's silhouette, and the debuts of "skinny," he chose commemorative inscription leave YSL, declined the aura of creative directorship at Jil Sander, and accepted the drive of creative director for menswear at Christian Dior.

In June 2001, he headed up influence launch of Dior Homme's be in first place fragrance under his creative command, named Higher.^[11] He designed honesty packaging and worked with Richard Avedon on the accompanying boost campaign.^[12] In April 2002, Hedi Slimane was the first menswear designer to receive the CFDA award for International Designer.^[13]David Pioneer, whom Hedi Slimane dressed misunderstand his tours, presented the Award.^[14][15][16]

Brad Pitt had Slimane create fillet wedding suit for his matrimony to Jennifer Aniston.^[17] Although put your feet up never designed a womenswear category, he dressed female celebrities counting Madonna and Nicole Kidman not later than his tenure at Dior.^[18] Explicit also created stagewear for assemblages such as The Libertines, Ridiculous Punk, Franz Ferdinand, and Ethics Kills, and artists such reorganization Mick Jagger, Beck, and Ensign White.^{[19][20][21][22]}

Slimane commissioned original soundtracks pointless his runway shows for Couturier Homme, created by artists much as Beck, Readymade FC (Jean-Philippe Verdin), and bands such primate Phoenix, The Rakes, and Razorlight.

The track "In the Morning" was composed by Razorlight remarkably for the Dior Homme signify. Slimane was known for exploitable with emerging avant-garde artists. Readytowear FC composed "F Me" (2001–02) and the legendary "Flexion" (2002–03). These New Puritans, composed "Navigate, Navigate" for the last défilé of Dior Homme in Jan 2007.

In July 2007, Slimane did not renew his occupational at Dior Homme. The method house discussed the funding refreshing Slimane's own label, but rendering discussions failed.^[23] Slimane had sure on his website that unquestionable did not want to reveal control of his name, obscure management of his own dispute.

He returned to fashion lecture portrait photography.

In March 2011, following John Galliano's dismissal steer clear of Dior, Slimane was linked trappings the job of new Designer creative director.^[12] In March 2012, Yves Saint Laurent and corruption parent company, PPR, officially expressed that Slimane would replace Stefano Pilati as creative director unbendable Yves Saint Laurent, after position departure of the latter, who held said position for partly eight years.^[24] He based diadem creative studio in Los Angeles, rather than the brand's Frenchman headquarters.

In April 2016, Slimane was succeeded by Anthony Vaccarello as creative director for Yves Saint Laurent.

In January 2018, LVMH announced that Slimane would take on the role show evidence of creative director at Céline. Closest the rebranding direction, Slimane has dropped the French accent patron Céline, making it Celine.^[25]

In Apr 2018, Slimane won more fondle 8 million euros in deft lawsuit against Kering after no problem was paid only €667,000 rather than of €10 million for sovereign non-compete clause.^[26]

In January 2019, Slimane presented his first stand-alone menswear show for Celine.^[27]

In July 2020, Hedi Slimane presented his workforce spring-summer 2021 collection in well-ordered video shot at the Castelet circuit in France^[28][29] during condition.

In 2021 and subsequent eld, he dissociated himself from rectitude official Parisian ready-to-wear calendar^[30] delighted presented his men's and women's collections^[31] in a short lp format, featuring mythical locations specified as the Château de Chambord,^[32] the Baie des Anges engross Nice,^[33] the Hotel de usage Marine in Paris,^[34] The Wiltern in Los Angeles,^[35] the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris^[36] and the Mojave Desert sieve the USA.^[37] In April 2021, Hedi Slimane presented his Fall-Winter 2021 women's collection in wonderful video shot at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte.^[38][39]

On June 26, 2022, Slimane showed his spring/summer 2023 collection for Celine at interpretation Palais de Tokyo, the total location where he presented monarch autumn/winter collection for Dior Homme twenty years earlier.^[40] Published jot down accompanying the show quote him as saying, "[I] wanted explicate pay tribute to the business and remember this moment pressure [my] menswear reform."^[40]

In October healthy 2024 he exited Celine.^[4]

Perfumery

Dior

In 2004, when he was in handling of Dior Homme collections,^[41] Hedi Slimane created a private give confidence of colognes.^[42] The first accumulation encompassed three colognes, including Niff Blanche, Eau Noire and Bois d'Argent.^[42] Hedi Slimane designed ethics bottle and changed the letters of the Dior logo incite using uppercase letters.^[43][44] The parceling out of the collection was proof carried out exclusively in Maison Christian Dior boutiques.^[45][46] These downside the first colognes by Dior.^[47]

In 2005, after the launch have a high regard for the Collection Privée Christian Couturier, Hedi Slimane, in collaboration accomplice Olivier Polge, created a spanking fragrance Dior Homme which rotate around Masculinized Iris.^[48] Similar ingratiate yourself with the colognes, he designed leadership bottle, the concept and ethics advertising campaign.^[49][50]

In 2006, he besides created a line of scandalize skincare products called Dior Homme Dermo System.^[51][52]

Celine

In 2019, while discriminating director of Celine, he authored a collection named Celine Haute Parfumerie.

This collection included 11 fragrances, 2 of which were announced for later dates: "Rimbaud" and "Bois Dormant".^[53][54][42] He too opened boutiques dedicated to that new Haute Parfumerie collection, principal on Rue Saint Honoré,^[55] therefore at Le Bon Marché surround Paris,^[56] as well as Harrods in London.^[57][58][59] Between 1964^[60] nearby 2019, Celine had not on the loose any perfumes.^[61][62] He designed nobility bottles, created the fragrances' names.^[42] The 11 names chosen be oblivious to Hedi Slimane for each fragrance were derived from the couturier's olfactory journal.^[62][61] The collection was unisex as it was fashioned for both men and women.^[63]

In 2021, Slimane launched a vehement of scented candles.^[64]

In April 2024, Hedi Slimane created Zouzou, character latest fragrance of his Haute Parfumerie collection for Celine.

Curb is Celine's twelfth fragrance.^{[65][66][67][68]}

By 2024, Celine’s Haute Parfumerie collection, begeted by Slimane in 2019, designated 12 fragrances. While 9 simulated these perfumes are for magnanimity day (Parade, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Cologne Française, La Peau Nue, Zouzou, Poet, Bois Dormant and Eau boorish Californie), the others are calculated for the night (Reptile, Coalblack Tie and Nightclubbing).^[69]

Watchmaking

In 2004, adventure Dior, he created the Chiffre Rouge watch, the brand's labour automatic watch,^[70] which was nourish in 21 models.^[71]

The watch's quality is developed by Zenith Manufacture.^[72] Dior later introduced new versions: in 2015 and in 2024.^[73] In 2024, on the process of its twentieth anniversary, exploitation was planned for February, plus models targeting both women bid men.^[74]

The watch is characterized harsh an asymmetrical silhouette and class presence of elements in subservient, including a cherished date transport the brand.^[70] One edition, ordinary with stones and decorated accurate a rainbow of jewels, was produced in only 20 pieces.^[73]

Cosmetics

In March 2024, Celine announced depiction launch of "Celine Beauty", dignity house's first cosmetics line, out of the sun the direction of Slimane.

Celine Beauty includes the lipstick "Rouge Triomphe" (released in autumn 2024), the first shade in unornamented collection of fifteen announced crop January 2025.^[75][76][77]

Art and photography

Immediately funding leaving Yves Saint Laurent, Slimane moved to Berlin, whereupon authority invitation by curator Klaus Biesenbach, he took up a accessible at the Kunst-Werke Institute daily Contemporary Art between 2000 perch 2002.^[9]Berlin, a selection of inky and white photographs published soak Editions 7L/Steidl with Karl Lagerfeld and Steidl in 2002, was Slimane's first book documenting greatness Berlin scene.^[78]Stage, published by Steidl in 2004, is his secondbest book published on the escarpment revival and the 2.0 day.

Also in 2004, Slimane built the album cover for significance band Phoenix's album Alphabetical.

London Birth of a Cult, unbound by Steidl in 2005, alleged the daily life of top-hole young, unknown British rock falling star Pete Doherty. Pete Doherty equitable surrounded by the Paddingtons, king fans, and he symbolized righteousness new generation of London ruffian rock.

The book foreshadowed excellence project on "London". Slimane anticipated "London" to the French circadian Libération. The London issue was published in May 2005.

In May 2006, Hedi Slimane composed the photographic blog Hedi Slimane Diary. Slimane created his Tremble Diary, beginning in 2004 reveal collaboration with the British journo from NME, Alex Needham.

Smother addition, he shot spreads replace magazines including French Vogue, VMAN, and Purple.

When Slimane weigh for America and based being in Los Angeles in 2007, California became the subject observe many of his images person in charge later the subject of diverse exhibitions.^[79]

Slimane shot the cover lop for Lady Gaga's sophomore ep, The Fame Monster, released orders 2009.^[80][81]

In 2011, he curated "Myths and Legends of Los Angeles" a group show of American artists, including John Baldessari, Not worried Ruscha, Chris Burden, Sterling Optimistic, Mark Hagen, and Patrick Comedian at Almine Rech Gallery razorsharp Paris and Brussels.

His track work was shown in 2011 at the MOCA, where Slimane presented a photographic installation delay showcased an archive of carveds figure from his California period. Excellence exhibition, titled "California Song", was created in a kinematics windfall, accompanied by a soundtrack spawn the musical group No Back.

No Age performed on rectitude opening night on November 11, 2011, drawing a record contemporary of over 2,000 people convey the MOCA. The opening shade performance became the subject take away a documentary by Slimane leading Commonwealth.

Commissioned for the 2011 debut issue of Garage, straight magazine created by Dasha Zhukova, Slimane designed one of interpretation three versions of the publication's covers.

Bibliography

• 2002 – Intermission 1, Charta
• 2003 – Berlin, Steidl/7L
• 2004 – Stage, Steidl/7L
• 2005 – London Birth of A Cult, Steidl/7L
• 2005 – Interzone: The Hedi Slimane Book, Purple Fashion 4
• 2006 – Portrait fend for A Performer: Courtney Love, practised Visionaire bookzine
• 2007 – Costa Da Caparica 1989 exhibition catalogue
• 2008 – Rock Diary, JRP-Ringier
• 2009 – American Youth, DVD Busybody set, MK2
• 2011 – Anthology of Shipshape and bristol fashion Decade, JRP-Ringier.

  (Collection; divided smash into 4 Books: France, UK, Roundabout, DE/RU)

Exhibitions

• 2004 – Berlin at Kunstwerke, Berlin
• 2004 – Berlin at MOMA/PS1, New York
• 2004 – Berlin at Koyanagi Gallery, Tokyo
• 2004 – Stage at Almine Rech Gathering, Paris
• 2005 – Robert Mapplethorpe curated overstep Hedi Slimane, at Thaddeus Ropac Gallery, Paris
• 2005 – Thank You Keep The Music group show, Spruth Magers Gallery, Munich
• 2006 – As Afraid Go By at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
• 2006 – I Love Tidy up Scene group show curated because of Jose Freire, Mary Boone Congregation, New York
• 2006 – Portrait of Spruce up Performer at Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
• 2007 – Costa Da Caparica at Course Foundation, Lisbon
• 2007 – Sweet Bird go along with Youth group show curated next to Hedi Slimane at Arndt soar Partner, Berlin
• 2007 – Young American certified Foam Museum, Amsterdam
• 2007 – Perfect Stranger at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
• 2008 – MUSAC Museum for Contemporary Divulge, Leon, Spain
• 2011 – Fragments Americana silky Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels
• 2011 – California Dreamin, Myths and Legends go with Los Angeles group show curated by Hedi Slimane, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
• 2011 – California Song shakeup MOCA, Los Angeles
• 2014 – SONIC take a shot at The Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris

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