{"id":5891,"date":"2025-09-14T23:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:39:17","slug":"first-look-at-michael-riders-first-celine-campaign-for-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=5891","title":{"rendered":"First Look at Michael Rider&#8217;s First Celine Campaign for Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>ALL SMILES:<\/strong> Michael Rider\u2019s first campaign for Celine is in full color, drenched in sunlight and even features a smile \u2014 expressed via a curved zipper on a handbag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBreaking Monday on Celine\u2019s digital channels, the campaign was shot by Zo\u00eb Ghertner and puts a spotlight on the New Luggage line, including what\u2019s called the \u201csmile variation\u201d that made some guests smile when it appeared on the runway in Rider\u2019s debut show for the French house last July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe campaign cues up the retail rollout of Rider\u2019s first designs, starting with the global launch of the New Luggage line beginning Sept. 26. According to the house, it will be sold online and in select stores in Europe, the U.S., China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Oceana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:695px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/695)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G2.jpg?w=204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G2.jpg?w=2048 2400w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G2.jpg?resize=102,150 102w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G2.jpg?resize=204,300 204w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1024\" width=\"695\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">The Smile Variation of the New Luggage bag in Celine\u2019s new campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Zo\u00eb Ghertner\/Courtesy of Celine<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe full collection \u2014 which included strong-shouldered jackets, elegant cutaway coats, skinny pants and striking LBDs \u2014 is to arrive in stores around mid-November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cRider kept the best bits of the Hedi Slimane era, and the Phoebe Philo one \u2014 of which he was an integral part \u2014 and threw in some of his own recent past as creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren,\u201d WWD opined about the spring 2026 effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPhilo introduced the Luggage bag in 2010 as part of her first collection for Celine, and it has since been marketed in multiple sizes and guises, including a version with flaring gussets known as the Luggage Phantom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRider introduced an oversize, east-west shape to the offer; expanded the palette to citrus and oxide blue, and selected a range of fine materials, including shiny lambskin, suede calfskin and Porosus crocodile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:695px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/695)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G_KYLIE.jpg?w=204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G_KYLIE.jpg?w=2048 2400w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G_KYLIE.jpg?resize=102,150 102w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CELINE_INSERTION_WWD_MAG_ZOE_G_KYLIE.jpg?resize=204,300 204w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1024\" width=\"695\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">An image from Celine\u2019s spring 2026 campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Zo\u00eb Ghertner\/Courtesy of Celine<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAccording to Celine, celebrities including A$AP Rocky, Julia Roberts and Meryl Street have been spotted carrying the newest variations of the Luggage franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRider\u2019s first Celine campaign arrives roughly a week after his design predecessor, Hedi Slimane, took to Instagram Stories to urge the house to move on from the image template he had cemented during his six-year tenure, hinged on moody black-and-white photos Slimane lensed himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALL SMILES: Michael Rider\u2019s first campaign for Celine is in full color, drenched in sunlight and even features a smile \u2014 expressed via a curved zipper on a handbag. Breaking Monday on Celine\u2019s digital channels, the campaign was shot by Zo\u00eb Ghertner and puts a spotlight on the New Luggage line, including what\u2019s called the \u201csmile variation\u201d that made some guests smile when it appeared on the runway in Rider\u2019s debut show for the French house last July. The campaign cues up the retail rollout of Rider\u2019s first designs, starting with the global launch of the New Luggage line beginning Sept. 26. According to the house, it will be sold online and in select stores in Europe, the U.S., China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Oceana. The Smile Variation of the New Luggage bag in Celine\u2019s new campaign. Zo\u00eb Ghertner\/Courtesy of Celine The full collection \u2014 which included strong-shouldered jackets, elegant cutaway coats, skinny pants and striking LBDs \u2014 is to arrive in stores around mid-November. \u201cRider kept the best bits of the Hedi Slimane era, and the Phoebe Philo one \u2014 of which he was an integral part \u2014 and threw in some of his own recent past as creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren,\u201d WWD opined about the spring 2026 effort. Philo introduced the Luggage bag in 2010 as part of her first collection for Celine, and it has since been marketed in multiple sizes and guises, including a version with flaring gussets known as the Luggage Phantom. Rider introduced an oversize, east-west shape to the offer; expanded the palette to citrus and oxide blue, and selected a range of fine materials, including shiny lambskin, suede calfskin and Porosus crocodile. An image from Celine\u2019s spring 2026 campaign. Zo\u00eb Ghertner\/Courtesy of Celine According to Celine, celebrities including A$AP Rocky, Julia Roberts and Meryl Street have been spotted carrying the newest variations of the Luggage franchise. Rider\u2019s first Celine campaign arrives roughly a week after his design predecessor, Hedi Slimane, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}