The end of an era is certainly upon us. In an unfortunate twist of fate, Phoebe Philo’s spring/summer 2018 runway collection for Céline, the LVMH-owned French house that she single-handedly built into one of contemporary fashion’s most coveted brands, turned out to be the powerhouse designer’s final bow. After nearly ten years at the helm and countless iconic collections later, it was time for the British designer to bid adieu to her role as creative director. In true Philo style, she presented a finale collection of restrained greatness, tapping into the codes of the house that she has worked feverishly on developing over the years; oversized tailoring, statement separates, layering, texture, retro patterns and pops of unexpected color. With Céline’s future creative director Hedi Slimane waiting in the wings, one can only hope he doesn’t entirely abolish the brand's understated elegance that has come to define Philo’s Céline woman.
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Louise Bourgeois
Photographed in her studio in the Chelsea, Manhattan, 1982
Alexander Calder
Tie Made for Marcel Duchamp, 1940
Sophie Taeuber Arp
Hand Puppet
John Hejduk
Wall House II, 1973
Richard Diebenkorn
Ocean Park No. 27, 1970
Le Corbusier
With enamelled door panels for Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp, France, 1955
Frank Lloyd Wright
The Drafting Studio Inside Taliesin West, Wisconsin
Marianne Brandt
Napkin Holders, 1930-32
Le Corbusier
Mural in Drawing Room at Villa E-1027, April, 1938
Agnes Martin
Little Sister, 1962
Agnes Martin
Untitled #5, 1998
Sonia Delaunay
Textile Design
Harper's Bazaar
June, 1961
Esquire, June 1955
Cover Illustration by Henry Wolf
Louise Bourgeois
Photographed in her studio in the Chelsea, Manhattan, 1982
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 1975
John Hejduk
Rear View of Scale Model For Bye House, 1973
Piero Portaluppi
Omnibus, 1940
Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Africa Chairs from the Artona Series, 1975
Willem de Kooning
Two Women's Torsos, 1952
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Louise Bourgeois
Photographed in her studio in the Chelsea, Manhattan, 1982
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Alexander Calder
Tie Made for Marcel Duchamp, 1940
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Sophie Taeuber Arp
Hand Puppet
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John Hejduk
Wall House II, 1973
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Richard Diebenkorn
Ocean Park No. 27, 1970
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Le Corbusier
With enamelled door panels for Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp, France, 1955
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Frank Lloyd Wright
The Drafting Studio Inside Taliesin West, Wisconsin
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Marianne Brandt
Napkin Holders, 1930-32
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Le Corbusier
Mural in Drawing Room at Villa E-1027, April, 1938
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Agnes Martin
Little Sister, 1962
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Agnes Martin
Untitled #5, 1998
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Sonia Delaunay
Textile Design
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Harper's Bazaar
June, 1961
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Esquire, June 1955
Cover Illustration by Henry Wolf
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Louise Bourgeois
Photographed in her studio in the Chelsea, Manhattan, 1982
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Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 1975
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John Hejduk
Rear View of Scale Model For Bye House, 1973
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Piero Portaluppi
Omnibus, 1940
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Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Africa Chairs from the Artona Series, 1975
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