The Designer Talks Intuition, Risk, Real Clothes, And Why A Little Imperfection Can Make Everything Feel More Alive By Mackenzie Richard Zuckerman for The Impression In Conversation With The Impression Speaking with The Impression, Celine creative director Michael Rider discusses trusting intuition, the relationship between the house’s men’s and women’s worlds, dressing for a hotter and more confusing world, and why creative work should involve taking a few chances. The Impression Intelligence Creative Director: Michael RiderHouse: CelineInterview: Mackenzie Richard Zuckerman […]

The Designer Talks Intuition, Risk, Real Clothes, And Why A Little Imperfection Can Make Everything Feel More Alive By Mackenzie Richard Zuckerman for The Impression In Conversation With The Impression Speaking with The Impression, Celine creative director Michael Rider discusses trusting intuition, the relationship between the house’s men’s and women’s worlds, dressing for a hotter and more confusing world, and why creative work should involve taking a few chances. The Impression Intelligence Creative Director: Michael RiderHouse: CelineInterview: Mackenzie Richard Zuckerman […]

The Designer Reflects On Heritage, Music, And The Poetry Of Imperfection As He Shapes The Next Chapter Of Celine By Kenneth Richard In Paris, history has a way of speaking quietly but insistently. For Michael Rider, it was not the weight of heritage that defined his thinking for Celine, but the possibility of transformation. Standing in a historic courtyard chosen for the show, he saw not a relic of the past but a frame for imagining what comes next. The […]

At Domaine De Saint-Cloud, Rider Puts Rigor And Discretion At The Heart Of His First Ready-To-Wear Outing By Kenneth Richard The drive out to Domaine de Saint-Cloud felt like a retreat from Paris’s feverish pace. Black town cars glided beyond the périphérique, past the city’s edge, until they reached a long modern terrace framed by trees just beginning to turn gold. The leaves hinted at change, but also continuity — a fitting backdrop for Michael Rider’s first ready-to-wear collection for […]