Former Céline creative director Phoebe Philo was always designing with a classically modern woman in mind. Her minimalistic, perfectly tailored garments exuded inherently effortless and intricate grace, often employing elements of quintessentially masculine dress.
Philo’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection for French house marked a turning point for the beloved brand into the realm of feminine romanticism. Flouncy, flared skirts with demure, below-the-knee hemlines were paired with structured, linear turtlenecks, while dreamy oversized silhouettes were made surprisingly flattering, exemplified through a number of rounded, cocoon-like coats.
Structured fabrics and muted colors shared the spotlight this season; checked tweeds, mink fur and wool crepes in creamy-ivory’s, beiges, peachy pastels and pops of strong, winter green, deep navy’s and bright red. Philo was also keen on texture and unexpected pairings; case in point, a blue top and red skirt, both rendered in complimentary woven plaids, came across unexpectedly harmonious. The classic slip dress silhouette was remade in an unexpected brown mink, while one coveted look was a fuzzy tufted black-and-white coat that appeared impossibly soft.
Straightforward Footwear was also of note. Flared skirts were paired with forties heels, and thigh-high stocking boots made of leather stomped the runway throughout multiple looks, both perfectly fit for a sophisticated and contemporary working woman – the quintessential Céline woman.
![Celine fw 2013 muse board v2](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4lAwkYWrEIGmIGeOYGseya/0dd2bf349d97e53c6d4ef3f5ad8fdc59/Celine_FW_2013_Muse_Board_V2.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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Balenciaga
Sweater and Skirt, 1952
![Balenciaga sweater and skirt 1952](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2BhYNpbh7qikeg6cSO288Y/0d27c50d2414de35ff4b0b53bdb9c662/Balenciaga__Sweater_and_Skirt__1952.jpg)
Donlyn Lyndon
Champy House, Rye Beach, New Hampshire, 1971-1979
![Donlyn lyndon champy house rye beach new hampshire 1971 1979](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3dGOQ6z5hCU4WuAUyo04Ea/4e8e9ae4d73ef1b8b1f66637d9c1ba8b/Donlyn_Lyndon__Champy_House__Rye_Beach__New_Hampshire__1971-1979.jpg)
Jack Deutsch
Geoffrey Beene's Coat, photographed in 2004
![Geoffrey beene s coat photographed in 2004 by jack deutsch](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1rs0sMasQosgyA8Mm0AKcM/67009df230b1b7fa7816ee64acf819e2/Geoffrey_Beene_s_Coat__photographed_in_2004_by_Jack_Deutsch.jpg)
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Lounge Chair, 1927
![Robert mallet stevens lounge chair 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4OMg9K4I3ui8IymOiGm8OM/764532a7e310ea609f2a2a5044e1db39/Robert_Mallet-Stevens__Lounge_Chair__1927.png)
Louise Bourgeois
Fabric Work
![Louise bourgeois fabric work](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1DO9AWzhHCUkSg4SQaUaOC/cfbb9a97393f8fa9182cbf7e7f280757/Louise_Bourgeois__Fabric_Work.jpeg)
Jean Royère
Cabinet
![Jean roye re cabinet](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4krIk87imQMiGeuwoSSywk/cbd62a206bb0a69cda6aa9aab050f604/Jean_Roye__re__Cabinet.jpg)
Louise Bourgeois
Cinq, 2007
![6f0b16e1d936450ce675990faab9adb4](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4CMblyzCdq0eE6akce4EUA/623ae74759f4b5345ec20a3f670129eb/6f0b16e1d936450ce675990faab9adb4.jpg)
Anthony Caro
Lola, 1988–89
![Anthony caro lola 1988 89](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/680sOQKqAMYsMkOMSIoQkE/85c17f3b3e851b00f6d149e09b8a3826/Anthony_Caro__Lola__1988___89.jpg)
Balenciaga
Wool Suit, 1956
![Balenciaga wool suit 1956](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6AnM5rVicE2O80Y4oywoyS/43485eeb84e39d399ace865083e8f17f/Balenciaga__Wool_Suit__1956.jpg)
Cesare Berlingeri
Senza Titolo, 2003
![Cesare berlingeri senza titolo 2003](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/75TOvEQ556k0YYcGwa2k04/8e6f3a67d7bf5485be2f109d89aac617/Cesare_Berlingeri__Senza_Titolo__2003.jpg)
Djo Bourgeois
Modernist Pedestal, Early 20th Century
![Djo bourgeois modernist pedestal early 20th century](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3vz2cMGd5SsK4qmom4qeKi/8dbe77d0bf10fd7352d20a6d2d456952/Djo_Bourgeois__Modernist_Pedestal__Early_20th_Century.jpg)
Dorothea Tanning
Rainy-Day Canapé, 1970
![Dorothea tanning rainy day canape 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4iadfulh3aUwm0wGU0qg8O/a8892ce488de6aa70acf3d5f33c49c7c/Dorothea_Tanning__Rainy-Day_Canape____1970.jpg)
Jean Royère
Rare "Croisillons" Desk in red lacquered metal, 1947
![Jean roye re rare croisillons desk in red lacquered metal 1947.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5SHmqFYP28WWo8qUGk8KQ6/b3c3bbfef6aebc85fb3fa7a08c2fb651/Jean_Roye__re__Rare__Croisillons__Desk_in_red_lacquered_metal__1947..jpg)
Meret Oppenheim
Object (Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon), 1936
![Meret oppenheim object 1936. fur covered cup saucer and spoon](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1AYYa5kHqMMEGy2ssicgEo/59ec8d527af7c516b4738b15a94063cc/Meret_Oppenheim_Object__1936._Fur-covered_cup__saucer__and_spoon.jpg)
Myron Goldfinger
Home in Montague, New Jersey
![Myron goldfinger home in montague new jersey](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5VHU2RMuaI2QugAkSSUM0I/ed7b0275ac73873c3c3f7cf21cf34360/Myron_Goldfinger__Home_in_Montague__New_Jersey.jpg)
Richard Prince
Untitled (oh), 2010
![Richard prince untitled oh 2010](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/11tkySPxxaEuKcYeEem2oO/59bd9ae982bbacad667eea57cc956a66/Richard_Prince__Untitled__oh___2010.png)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
![6a9e9bcda421651d25860f15d25f7028](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7AzKlVW8CIaayGGOEkAiSO/f44b45e0eb250d5d4f3997bb8058d6d4/6a9e9bcda421651d25860f15d25f7028.jpg)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
![69cbb5504d254faad46af84e4e74a36f](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5OHJHSsTkcUUmEA4CSGGKW/453d0a7677d2d6759fed1ec97844771d/69cbb5504d254faad46af84e4e74a36f.jpg)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
![A99225ddba5a33708d097d0233b49c5d](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2DhewK9Jd2C0wWY44CK2uC/1028cb31e138ffb98f17782990737042/a99225ddba5a33708d097d0233b49c5d.jpg)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
![D564211c1e9d1ca6d83e4f8abd93b9a6](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4PJcI6o3eEOIU6OiuSSQG6/63b14e3781c599274148e2a635e3ffe3/d564211c1e9d1ca6d83e4f8abd93b9a6.jpg)
References
![Balenciaga sweater and skirt 1952](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2BhYNpbh7qikeg6cSO288Y/0d27c50d2414de35ff4b0b53bdb9c662/Balenciaga__Sweater_and_Skirt__1952.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Balenciaga
Sweater and Skirt, 1952
1 of 20
![Donlyn lyndon champy house rye beach new hampshire 1971 1979](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3dGOQ6z5hCU4WuAUyo04Ea/4e8e9ae4d73ef1b8b1f66637d9c1ba8b/Donlyn_Lyndon__Champy_House__Rye_Beach__New_Hampshire__1971-1979.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Donlyn Lyndon
Champy House, Rye Beach, New Hampshire, 1971-1979
2 of 20
![Geoffrey beene s coat photographed in 2004 by jack deutsch](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1rs0sMasQosgyA8Mm0AKcM/67009df230b1b7fa7816ee64acf819e2/Geoffrey_Beene_s_Coat__photographed_in_2004_by_Jack_Deutsch.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jack Deutsch
Geoffrey Beene's Coat, photographed in 2004
3 of 20
![Robert mallet stevens lounge chair 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4OMg9K4I3ui8IymOiGm8OM/764532a7e310ea609f2a2a5044e1db39/Robert_Mallet-Stevens__Lounge_Chair__1927.png?w=1000&q=70)
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Lounge Chair, 1927
4 of 20
![Louise bourgeois fabric work](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1DO9AWzhHCUkSg4SQaUaOC/cfbb9a97393f8fa9182cbf7e7f280757/Louise_Bourgeois__Fabric_Work.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Louise Bourgeois
Fabric Work
5 of 20
![Jean roye re cabinet](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4krIk87imQMiGeuwoSSywk/cbd62a206bb0a69cda6aa9aab050f604/Jean_Roye__re__Cabinet.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Royère
Cabinet
6 of 20
![6f0b16e1d936450ce675990faab9adb4](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4CMblyzCdq0eE6akce4EUA/623ae74759f4b5345ec20a3f670129eb/6f0b16e1d936450ce675990faab9adb4.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Louise Bourgeois
Cinq, 2007
7 of 20
![Anthony caro lola 1988 89](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/680sOQKqAMYsMkOMSIoQkE/85c17f3b3e851b00f6d149e09b8a3826/Anthony_Caro__Lola__1988___89.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Anthony Caro
Lola, 1988–89
8 of 20
![Balenciaga wool suit 1956](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6AnM5rVicE2O80Y4oywoyS/43485eeb84e39d399ace865083e8f17f/Balenciaga__Wool_Suit__1956.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Balenciaga
Wool Suit, 1956
9 of 20
![Cesare berlingeri senza titolo 2003](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/75TOvEQ556k0YYcGwa2k04/8e6f3a67d7bf5485be2f109d89aac617/Cesare_Berlingeri__Senza_Titolo__2003.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cesare Berlingeri
Senza Titolo, 2003
10 of 20
![Djo bourgeois modernist pedestal early 20th century](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3vz2cMGd5SsK4qmom4qeKi/8dbe77d0bf10fd7352d20a6d2d456952/Djo_Bourgeois__Modernist_Pedestal__Early_20th_Century.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Djo Bourgeois
Modernist Pedestal, Early 20th Century
11 of 20
![Dorothea tanning rainy day canape 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4iadfulh3aUwm0wGU0qg8O/a8892ce488de6aa70acf3d5f33c49c7c/Dorothea_Tanning__Rainy-Day_Canape____1970.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Dorothea Tanning
Rainy-Day Canapé, 1970
12 of 20
![Jean roye re rare croisillons desk in red lacquered metal 1947.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5SHmqFYP28WWo8qUGk8KQ6/b3c3bbfef6aebc85fb3fa7a08c2fb651/Jean_Roye__re__Rare__Croisillons__Desk_in_red_lacquered_metal__1947..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Royère
Rare "Croisillons" Desk in red lacquered metal, 1947
13 of 20
![Meret oppenheim object 1936. fur covered cup saucer and spoon](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1AYYa5kHqMMEGy2ssicgEo/59ec8d527af7c516b4738b15a94063cc/Meret_Oppenheim_Object__1936._Fur-covered_cup__saucer__and_spoon.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Meret Oppenheim
Object (Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon), 1936
14 of 20
![Myron goldfinger home in montague new jersey](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5VHU2RMuaI2QugAkSSUM0I/ed7b0275ac73873c3c3f7cf21cf34360/Myron_Goldfinger__Home_in_Montague__New_Jersey.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Myron Goldfinger
Home in Montague, New Jersey
15 of 20
![Richard prince untitled oh 2010](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/11tkySPxxaEuKcYeEem2oO/59bd9ae982bbacad667eea57cc956a66/Richard_Prince__Untitled__oh___2010.png?w=1000&q=70)
Richard Prince
Untitled (oh), 2010
16 of 20
![6a9e9bcda421651d25860f15d25f7028](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7AzKlVW8CIaayGGOEkAiSO/f44b45e0eb250d5d4f3997bb8058d6d4/6a9e9bcda421651d25860f15d25f7028.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
17 of 20
![69cbb5504d254faad46af84e4e74a36f](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5OHJHSsTkcUUmEA4CSGGKW/453d0a7677d2d6759fed1ec97844771d/69cbb5504d254faad46af84e4e74a36f.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
18 of 20
![A99225ddba5a33708d097d0233b49c5d](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2DhewK9Jd2C0wWY44CK2uC/1028cb31e138ffb98f17782990737042/a99225ddba5a33708d097d0233b49c5d.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Shio Kusaka
Black and White Ceramic Vase
19 of 20
![D564211c1e9d1ca6d83e4f8abd93b9a6](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4PJcI6o3eEOIU6OiuSSQG6/63b14e3781c599274148e2a635e3ffe3/d564211c1e9d1ca6d83e4f8abd93b9a6.jpg?w=1000&q=70)