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Michael Rider on Bringing Flair — and ‘Bite’ — to Menswear

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Michael Rider on Bringing Flair — and ‘Bite’ — to Menswear

In short order, the American designer has introduced color, off-kilter styling and a lot of flair to Celine.

Watching Celine’s recent fashion shows, you can feel how much artistic director Michael Rider enjoys playing with clothes, toying with proportions, scale, color and what he simply calls “flair”: the unexpected effect of a fringed headband; a shoelace-thin belt for a coat, or — what the hell? — a length of glossy fabric wound around the neck and head, or clutched in one hand.

“We talked a lot about handkerchiefs and pocket squares and those clichéd codes of menswear but that don’t feel fresh,” Rider replied. “At end of the day, I’m not going out with a pocket square, but I like flair. I like to find a new way to have some flair.”

His spring 2027 menswear show was an exhilarating display of flair, and multiple style possibilities, as was his fall 2026 men’s presentation, earning him the 2026 WWD Honor for Menswear Designer of the Year.

It’s quite the feat, given that he joined the house less than two years ago from Polo Ralph Lauren’s women’s department, and has only staged one dedicated runway show for men so far.

It’s also worth mentioning that Rider succeeded one of the most successful and influential designers of the last 30 years, Hedi Slimane, who introduced menswear at Celine when he joined the house in 2018.

Founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana and based initially on shoes, Celine has been part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton stable since 1996, and was initially revved up by another American designer, Michael Kors, who stayed until 2004.


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