Celine under a thatched roof: Michael Rider shows fashion for 'gesture and ease'
At the Archives nationales in Paris, Celine showed its Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear – opened by a voice from the documentary 'Paris Is Burning'.
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Celine presented its Spring/Summer 2027 women's collection at the Archives nationales in Paris on 3 October. The models walked beneath a thatched roof, and the show opened with the voice of Dorian Corey from the documentary "Paris Is Burning". The first look was a slightly oversized black dress, shaped into an hourglass at the waist, bust and hip.
Creative director Michael Rider works with extremes: all black, all white, blood red, bold patterns, oversized and undersized proportions. Belts range from whipcord-thin to wide versions with a dinner-plate buckle. W Magazine noted a palette of cream, white and hay, a tomato-red look and a floor-length dress with a sundial print. In his show notes Rider wrote "Gesture and ease" in capital letters.
The men's and women's collections are "different pieces of the same puzzle", The Impression quotes the designer as saying. The front row included SZA and Tracee Ellis Ross. Celine has published the show on YouTube.