CELINE

Celine Vipiana was not even thirty years old when she
labelled her eponymous brand with her given name.

The year was 1945, and the second world war had just drawn
to a close.

The business began as a made-to-measure shoe service for
children. Before long, her boutiques had spread across Paris. Soon she was
persuaded by prestigious clients to create ‘haute couture’ shoes for their
children and, encouraged by this success, extended the service to the women
themselves. In the 1960s, she created the first line of leather goods and
accessories, before a natural progression to design the ‘sportswear’ collection
in 1968. It is at this time that Celine came to stand for the idea of Parisian
chic, with savoir-faire and the finest quality materials as pillars of the
house.

Today, that same spirit is reinforced through the ateliers
at 16 rue Vivienne.

Combined with ready-to-wear and accessories, ‘haute couture’
designs combined with ready-to-wear and accessories, showcase the meticulous
possibilities of French craft within the Celine wardrobe. To celebrate this
heritage, the ‘triomphe’ monogram returns

– A symbol of the house of Celine since 1971.