Summertime & the Livin' Is CELINE-sy (EXCLUSIVE)
CELINE is as much Hedi Slimane as much as Hedi Slimane is CELINE. As such, even standalone efforts, like CELINE's Summer 2024 Plein Soleil capsule, are steeped in personal Slimane lore.
For instance, though Slimane lensed Plein Soleil's campaign imagery lensed on the Amalfi Coast, the capsule's design language has the twang of Paris' urbane Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood and the picturesque French Riviera.
What results is quintessential Slimane updated summer heat. Statement staples — leopard-printed bikinis, babydoll dresses, thigh-length cut-off jorts — are paired with elegant accents, like a hand-crocheted crop-top whose striped pattern recalls the traditional Breton sweater.
The inimitable CELINE Triomphe logo is rendered regal atop slight gilded jewelry, wicker handbags and hand-woven straw hats.
It's classic Slimane. Slimane for summer, even! There is hardly a designer working today more adept at crafting a no-brainer selection of hot-season classics. Slimane's recipe for easy cool is particularly potent in the months that demand minimal layering.
But beyond the quintessential Slimane fare, Plein Soleil provides ample aspiration by way of the sumptuous home goods issued as part of the CELINE Maison "Art de Vivre" line.
This is what separates the casual CELINE admirer from the serious Slimane enjoyers: a deck chair, a pétanque set (packaged in a fine leather carrying strap), a leather fan with Triomphe-shaped blades and, arguably the centerpiece of the entire line, a $4,100 hammock trimmed with leather and gold.
There is no singular luxury good that comparably speaks to a sense of warm-weather ease.
This is the ultimate luxury lounger, further proof that CELINE is unmatched in envisioning bespoke accessories of the outrageously, admirably indulgent sort. And is there any better time for daydreaming of the good life than summer?
Available on CELINE's web store, Plein Soleil is Slimane in cruise control, or maybe that should be cruise mode. This is clothing infused with the essence of oceanside lounging, realized by the master of unbothered stylishness.
