Michael Rider is the new creative director at Celine, the LVMH-owned fashion house announced on Wednesday.

His appointment will take effect in early 2025.

I am delighted to welcome Michael back to Celine, a maison that he knows intimately.

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Photo: Courtesy of Celine

It comes afterCeline announced the departure of Hedi Slimane earlier on Wednesday.

Riders arrival at Celine is a coming home of sorts.

In a single evening, he has blown up everything that Celine was, Flushed it clean.

For AW19, he shifted to a bourgeois French girl look.

This time, it was a near-unanimous oui,Vogue Runways Sarah Mower wrote.

At the time, Celines sales were close to 1 billion.

I was in Japan last week with Delphine [Arnault].

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