Celine: Michael Rider's First Menswear Statement

Celine hadn't shown a dedicated menswear collection since 2023, which made Michael Rider's Spring/Summer 2027 outing one of the week's closing shows a genuine milestone rather than just another slot on the calendar.

Rider, who has spent his tenure at Celine gradually re-establishing the house's French-tailoring codes for a new generation, brought that same sensibility to menswear, striking a balance between eclectic styling and precise construction. Coming at the tail end of a punishing, heatwave-stricken week, the show functioned as something of a palate cleanser — critics singled it out as 'a breath of fresh air' precisely because it prioritised wearability over spectacle, a rarer commodity by the week's final days.