Celine softens Parisian tailoring with relaxed coastal grandmother ease

Celine’s Summer 2026 campaign pushes Parisian dressing toward a looser kind of polish, where elongated jackets lengthen the line of the body and pleated trousers fall with disciplined softness. Photographed by Zoë Ghertner and styled by Brian Molloy, the images cast Bas Van Geertruy and Jesse Rinderknecht in knitwear and refined essentials that make proportion, not decoration, the luxury message.

The collection was shown June 22 at the Domaine de Saint-Cloud, and Celine’s Summer 2026 runway page lists 59 looks under Michael Rider’s name. That detail matters because Rider has been creative director since 2025, after Hedi Slimane’s departure in October 2024, and the house is using this collection to make clear that its tailoring language is changing shape rather than simply changing season. The silhouette is less severe than the old Parisian shorthand, with jackets stretched out, trousers opening up and knits easing the whole line.

The strongest accessory note is Soft Triomphe, first introduced at the Printemps 2026 show and brought back for Summer 2026. Celine describes it as a refined, understated take on the house’s metallic clasp, made in supple leather, which places it squarely in the current luxury conversation around quiet distinction: the bag does not need to shout if the cut, finish and touch feel expensive enough. In a market crowded with logo-heavy summer accessories, that kind of restraint reads as a more persuasive status signal.

That is where the collection brushes up against coastal grandmother without slipping into costume. WWD has described the aesthetic as a minimalist, coast-inspired mood with a more mature, escapist summer feeling, and Celine’s version lands in the same register through cut and texture rather than obvious seaside references. The clothes suggest how premium retail is likely to frame the season ahead: longer jackets instead of cropped novelty shapes, pleated trousers instead of overt resort volume, and knitwear that feels lived-in but still exacting. The result is a summer wardrobe built on proportion, the kind of refinement that looks effortless only after a great deal of tailoring has done the work.