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Hedi Slimane

Hedi Slimane

French fashion designer
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Hedi Slimane (born July 5, 1968) is a French photographer and fashion designer. From 2000 to 2007, he held the position of creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior). From 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent. Since February 1, 2018, Slimane has been the creative, artistic and image director of Celine.

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Hedi Slimane was born on Friday, 5 July 1968 in Paris, France. He is best known as a fashion designer. Slimane's country of citizenship (nationality) is French. He has blue eyes and black hair (color). Hedi Slimane is 56 years old and his zodiac star sign is Cancer.

You can find people similar to Hedi Slimane by visiting our lists Dior people and Dior.

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Date of birth
5 July 1968
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Place of birth
Paris, France
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Age
56
Occupation
Photographer, fashion designer
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Occupation category
Fashion Designer
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Nationality
French
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Male
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Straight
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Cancer
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  • Pierre Bergé appointed him at Yves Saint Laurent in 1997 as Collections and art Director, and he relaunched YSL Rive Gauche Homme. He decided to leave the house in 1999, and was proposed to create his brand with the GUCCI GROUP. He was also proposed to join PRADA GROUP to design Jil Sander. He chose Christian Dior, and became the creative designer for men’s clothing at Christian Dior, and created the line and world of Dior Homme, for Christian Dior in 2000. In 2002, the Council of Fashion Designers of America named him the International Designer of the Year in New York. In 2003, he was appointed creative director for Christian Dior men`s fragrances, including Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche, Bois d`Argent, Dior homme, and Dior Homme Intense. He also created the first skincare lines for Dior, Dermo system. (In July 2007, Hedi Slimane decided to quit the house of Dior. In order to convince him to stay, LVMH proposed him to finance his own signature line. Negotiations lasted for 6.5 months.[citation needed] Slimane called them off in February. He made a statem)
  • He is expected to debut a line of his own which will include womenswear. (Having a background in furniture design, fragrance, store design, and photography, Slimane is noted for the slim silhouette of his menswear. In addition to his work as a fashion designer, he has been involved in various other projects, including becoming )
  • Slimane is widely known to discover young and thin models for his fashion shows, and have recruited models in the streets of London, New York, and Berlin who fit within his criteria. Isaac Ferry, the son of rocker Bryan Ferry, made his catwalk debut at one of Slimane`s shows when he was 16 years old, among many young rock stars. He has started a large amount of careers in the model industry. (Slimane interest for indie rock started a whole movement in fashion. His silhouette and attitude have been adopted widely on a street level. He also started a few British bands, among them Eight legs, and These New Puritans)
  • Hedi Slimane lives between Paris and Los Angeles. (Slimane was misquoted in many interviews as saying that he survives on a delicately balanced diet and prefers food that he doesn`t have to chew much. The mistake came from from a mistranslation: "baby food", means "comfort food" in French. He does not dri)
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"I love to just walk around and hang out. I'm a major hang-out type of person. I don't care about being recognized. Fashion designers think they are famous. In fact, they are not, not even Calvin Klein. There's only one famous fashion designer and that's Karl."

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  • Kate Moennig claimed Hedi Slimane is her favorite designer.
  • He is depicted in Hernan Bas's painting "Floating in the Dead Sea with Ghost Ship Pirated by Hedi Slimane"
  • Henry Holland refers to Slimane on a T-Shirt slogan "CAUSE ME PAIN HEDI SLIMANE"
  • A French singer, Étienne Daho, refers to the "Silouhette en Slimane" in the song "Vis à vis" (2003 "Réevolution" Album)
  • A Boston punk band named Keys to the Streets of Fear released a song in 2005 called “Hedi Slimane”.

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Hedi Slimane is known for his role in the documentary Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015) as special thanks.

He is also known for his role in the TV series documentary Fashion! (2012) as Self.

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