Céline

“On Sunday, as Phoebe Philo stood, heavily pregnant, to greet a hand-picked audience for what was not more than a Céline showroom collection put on models, it was hard not to think of her as the leading protagonist for this new woman.” —Suzy Menkes, International Herald Tribune

“As for the clothes: they were nothing short of perfect. Oversized coats in tufted wools and felted cashmeres, equally roomy trousers with a dropped crotch and a moulded, subtly curved silhouette, sweaters that—similarly—stood away from the body, were all intent on cocooning the woman wearing them as opposed to parading her shape and size for all to see.” —Susannah Frankel, The Independent

Buzz Words:
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