Michael Rider embraced Celine's rich heritage and the timeless, personal nature of clothes for his Spring 2026 collection.

Levy was right. Rider formally introduced his Celine—and himself—with preppy confidence. And a lot of leggings.

Rider grew up in the States. He studied at Brown and was briefly a schoolteacher before moving to Paris and snaring a job with Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga. He then worked at Celine with Phoebe ...

The New New Celine arrived on the runway during a rainy day in Paris. The heat dome over Europe finally had broken, and water ...