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 ...

New Celine has arrived with Michael Rider’s first collection for the French fashion house. The artistic director presented ...