In 1945 Céline Vipiane starts in Paris on his own brand, Céline, dedicated to the realization of children's shoes tailor at rue de Malte. Was launched in 1954 the line "Jeunes Filles" in soft leather moccasin Pole and became a must. In the sixties there was the beginning of a complete line of shoes for women with new models: Inca, Byblos and Melville. Later came the accessories: scarves, gloves, belts, sunglasses, perfume, Vent Fou, bijoux, articles by Borsalino hats and small leather goods. Date back to 1966 the first scholarships. In 1967 came the prêt-à-porter, a "Couture Sportswear" dall'allure décontracté very sophisticated and innovative in its day. Great importance has always been the emblem of the Maison. Appeared in the sixties the American Sulky, a biga with two wheels that conjured the equestrian world: leather, buckles, finishes Sellier (in 1971 becomes the monogram "C Sulky"). In 1996, Céline was acquired by the LVMH group, and three years after the American Michael Kors took on the creative direction of the brand new life. Among his must have the pull in a high neck cashmere yarns 16, Scholl sandals by Céline, the luxurious Boogie bag loved by Madonna, the POULBOT and in 2005 the Verdino who seduced Kylie Minogue. After a brief phase in which the creative helm fell to Roberto Menichetti, in October 2005 took over the Croatian designer Ivana Omazic that it stopped its cooperation with the house in October 2008. Currently, the scepter of the direction of Céline is in the hands of Phoebe Philo. Born in Paris in 1973, Philo has grown in and around London. Immediately after graduation at Central Saint Martins School in London, joined by Chloé alongside Stella McCartney, which has been successful in the position of creative director from 2001 to 2006, leaving the sign with its chic and creative collections and its original accessories, talismans of a portable and cosmopolitan luxury.
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