No, that is not another trailer for a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival—it’s Hedi Slimane’s latest sartorially cinematic runway presentations. For his Celine Homme winter 2024 collection, the designer directed a dramatic, desert set epic titled, “Symphonie Fantastique.”
The name is borrowed from French composer Hector Berlioz’s 1830 symphony, which Leonard Bernstein once described as “the first psychedelic symphony in history,” more than 100 years before the free-love moment of the ’60s. According to the show’s notes, Berlioz’s work has long been an inspiration for Slimane, who first discovered the “Symphonie Fantastique” when he was just 11 years old, quickly becoming obsessed with the history and intricacies of the work.
The tune begins subtly—heavy with wind instruments—as a parade of Cadillacs emerges on a road intersecting the snow-capped mountains of the Mojave Desert. As the pace quickens and strings join the fold, models replace the cars, turning the open road into a catwalk. This time, Slimane’s edgy, California-style signatures are merged with Berlioz’s Paris and even a hint of Bernstein’s midcentury style. Lapel-less jackets cut a slim figure while tailored capes float in the wind.
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