When news broke late last year of Phoebe Philo’s departure, fans wondered what was next for Céline and when Hedi Slimane debuted his first collection for the brand, Céline lovers had a lot to say. Outcries from Phoebe Philo devotees were heard around the fashion world, and the hashtag #oldceline even began trending on social media. In the wake of this new Céline, Business of Fashion reports that resale values of Philo-era Céline pieces have seen dramatic increases on popular second-hand luxury shopping websites such as Vestiaire Collective and The RealReal.
Slimane’s designs are a far cry from Philo’s, which according to BoF have been in high demand over the last couple of months. During Philo’s years at Céline the brand consistently churned out hit after hit including It Bags such as the ever-popular Luggage Tote and the Trapeze Bag.
Overall, resale prices were said to have increased by 30%, with Philo’s classic bags being popular sellers. In addition to this bump in sales, BoF also reported a huge increase — 275% to be exact — in visits to Céline landing pages on Vestiaire Collective as fans of the brand try to snag that dream bag they never did get their hands on. Here on PurseBlog, Céline has been trending as the #1 search term, surpassing both Louis Vuitton and Hermés. Though its unclear whether or not prices will continue to increase, for many ‘old Céline’ fans, it’s buy what you want now, or regret it later as Philo-era pieces become collectors items.
So they won’t be selling any of their classic bags any longer? Why just throw away perfectly good cash? Seems to be a bad business decision to me. I just jumped to their website and it’s a mess. I don’t understand how to see the bag collection.
I was told that they will keep the monochromatic luggage but discontinue the phantom and multicolor lines
If you’re looking for the Philo-era bags, just go to “Celine Shope and Pre-order” and then choose “Shop Current Collection”. There’s still a lot of styles from the Luggage, Belt, Trio, etc. If you want to pre-order the Hedi stuff, then click “Preorder Summer 19”.
It is very strange. I have noticed just the opposite on Vestiaire Collective. The prices there for the luggage line bags are regularly going down and there are pages and pages of available bags.
I have not checked yet for other styles of her bags. I have just looked at the luggage line and I have been checking very regularly.
I can’t tell either for TheRealReal or other resale sites apart from Vestiaire.
Agree! Vestiaire is full of Celine bags for it’s usual resale price…
Yay for my Celine luggage tote purchase (second hand – Fashionphile) just recently! It’s mustard yellow and can you believe…goes with everything 😉