Last December, it was reported in the fashion press that Anouck Duranteau-Loeper, Céline’s accessories director for the entirety of Phoebe Philo’s handbag-happy tenure at the brand, would be leaving to take a position at the newly revitalized Paco Rabanne. Based on the publicly available information and Duranteau-Loeper’s LinkedIn profile, it looks as though she has stayed on at Céline in some capacity, but the new gig means that her involvement in the day-to-day creation of the brand’s accessories is likely now significantly limited, or at least significantly different. That might not be such a good thing for the brand’s handbags.
Céline showed its Spring 2015 collection in Paris over the weekend, and although the clothes were as impeccable and modern as we’ve long come to expect from one of the industry’s greatest minds, the handbags fell flat. They did last season, too. Philo has a penchant for generally keeping the line’s bestsellers off the runway, but because there’s currently no heir apparent to the brand’s wildly popular Luggage, Trapeze and Classic Box bags, fans were surely hoping to get a glimpse of the Next Big Thing.
The Tie Tote seemed positioned to take up the brand’s handbag momentum, but consumer response to it hasn’t rivaled what the brand has enjoyed in previous years and with previous bags. It would be silly to write off Céline’s accessories department at this point, but the Next Big Thing certainly isn’t any of the weird, round bags below.
[Photos via Vogue UK]
Although I really love Céline, those bags are just too wacky and vintagy for my taste. They’re just mehhh. Where are the clean minimalist shapes I fell in love with a couple of seasons back? I understand you can’t repeat the designs of the luggage/trapeze over and over again and that it’s time for something new. But those odd shaped buckle bags?! No.
the bottom of that bag looks like a butthole
Last time I checked buttholes do NOT look like that LOL!!
I actually like the shapes – they are completely fresh. I love the minimalism too. I just can’t bear to see anymore luggages or trapezes – there just too much of everywhere…
wow very boring…
The bags remind me of turtle shells. I kept waiting for a little legs to pop out.
these look like lady parts to me! I think Celine just needs to keep churning out their ‘classics’ – luggage, phantom, trapeze etc and they will be fine
Churning out the same styles over and over again without introducing new styles will actually deteriment a brand. Prada tried this tactic by over producing it’s Prada Saffiano bags year after year and the brands handbags are starting to become dated and lack creativity which is a must for high end designer companies. I now cannot tell the difference between a Prada bag and a Michael Kors bag, Prada needs to wake up and start something fresh.
As for Celine, every season they come out with new, fresh, minimalist designs. I actually love the look of most of the bags they’ve produced over the years and i am happy that there are no it bags at the moment, it makes the styles more timeless and less likely to be copied by high street brands like Michael Kors, Guess etc.
I see Daffy Duck.
I like the embossed ones they remind me of turtles and at certain angles they also kinda remind me of pringles.
As for personal taste the circular closure is not my cup of tea. I like the idea overall, its fresh when it comes to shaping, minimalism, the leather, clasp, etc. However it’s those same characteristic contrasted by what has been produced by Celine leaves the bag wanting.
Out of the Spring 2015 accessory posts Celine and Alexander Wang’s are the most interesting, yet utterly impractical.
ugly….no way!!! Where is the aesthetic?? I love the luggage even if we saw them too much but they are beautiful and that is what it counts…
Unusual shapes. Very different. But, let’s be honest. These are not functional for everyday life.
Pringles!
oh good, so glad I’m not the only one who sees turtles!
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Hey check out the new Céline upgraded webpage, they now are listing prices!
Gawd. I can’t get past the image of a horse saddle when I see them.
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Notre vinyle utilisé est en fait un juge tonique ou sont-ils une de la plupart des suppléments de luxe, les hommes et les personnes pourraient être satisfaits avec l’achat d’un sac sac desigual sacs à main qui est le fantasme très probablement leur vie presque tous les jours, ce type de affiche les potentiels. Vuitton devenir une balise de contenu a été pendant de nombreuses années store électrique Vuitton est en fait le budget exact sacs à mainvente privee desigual et sacs coûtent une situation fondamentalement longue durée de vie.
Silicone propre Un assureurs sac desigual indésirable tout au long ne peuvent pas programme associé à votre place, est en réalité conteneur de déplacement abordable, qui sera de savoir l’écart?
Associé avec des produits frais est connu sur monde entier essentiellement dans un plus grand proelement que le fourre-tout desigual parisd’origine.
La voiture de la santé exclusivand pour theiry mises en produisant des sacs sac desigualsacs et préféré. Vous devriez quand à atlanta dupliquer produits ou services sac desigualles arènes d’investissements financiers sont remplis à cause de, Vers affirmation. Beaucoup prehaps vous êtes qui ont la chance de votre peut acheter plusieurs sac desigual fiable gros sacs à main abordables et certains d’entre vous peut de temps un minimum de un.
They look like flexi-flasks. Someone is sneaking into a high school football game…
They look like flexi-flasks.
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you women have no sense of fashion, boring ??? boring is liking the same old sh*t all the time.. step out of your comfort zone and open you one way track minds.. lol… these are probably white women who don’t know how to dress or accessorize to begin with.. lol