In Paris, Michael Rider’s sophomore assortment for Celine was unveiled beneath the manicured cover of Parc de Saint-Cloud, confirming what his July debut instructed: the American designer has discovered a gradual rhythm.
“We noticed this assortment as a continuation, as if the July present by no means actually ended,” Rider stated. Certainly, it felt like a seamless reprise, a languid strut via altering seasons.
For Spring/Summer season 2026, Rider honed his preppy-bourgeois lexicon with newfound confidence and lightness. The satin scarves that turned the moment icons of his debut returned, knotted over shoulders and threaded via belts and different equipment. Navy blazers and equestrian chinos mingled with printed minidresses, layered jewelry and belts that might converse to each polish and play. It was a wardrobe for the lady who will be the lifetime of the social gathering simply in addition to she will be able to host one.
References to the French Maison’s storied previous have been additionally dealt with with care. There have been whispers of Phoebe Philo’s period within the clever prints, a Slimane-style edge within the skinny and sharper silhouettes, however this was distinctly Rider’s Celine, the place collegiate refinement is softened by a Parisian insouciance. The palette had its personal commanding vitality—purple, cobalt, yellow—woven via florals, miniskirts, and even the linings of coats, radiating the enjoyment of a sun-soaked season.
“We have been fascinated about good instances, about lightness, and about summer season warmth,” the artistic director wrote within the present notes. And that’s exactly what he delivered—a imaginative and prescient of putting up with fashion in movement, stuffed with optimism, vitality, and the promise that good instances and moods should be preserved.
