@fashiontomaxFashion / What Went DownFashion / What Went DownHedi Slimane’s Celine woman just got ladylikeThe designer’s AW19 womenswear show took place in Paris this eveningShareLink copied ✔️March 1, 2019March 1, 2019TextEmma Hope AllwoodPhotographyChristina FragkouCeline AW19 It’s Friday night at Paris Fashion Week, which, going by recent seasons, can only mean one thing: Celine. Here’s what went down at Hedi Slimane’s latest show. THE SHOW WAS BACK AT INVALIDES As with Slimane’s last two shows, the AW19 womenswear presentation took place at the Dôme des Invalides. While Rick Owens is all about the Palais de Tokyo, and Chanel the Grand Palais, the designer is seemingly laying his claim on the Parisian church. IT STARTED WITH A SPECTACLE ...I mean, what else were you expecting? As guests took their seats and the show began, a giant mirrored box carrying a model wearing the first look lit up and moved through the air, before delivering her to the runway. HEDI HAD A BOUGIE, PARISIAN WOMAN IN HIS MIND THIS SEASON If last season was all about party girls and new wave boys, this season offered a kind of bourgeois take on the 80s and felt almost archive-inspired. Angular models made their way out onto the runway in a succession of luxe-feeling looks, including leather culottes, stonewash jeans, and pleated skirts, as worn with thigh-high boots. Others wore long, printed dresses, accessorised with leather belts with saddle-like detailing, as well as Victorian-era collared shirts under knitted sweaters, shearling coats, and tweedy blazers. Basically, think a rich, Parisian woman breezing around the city in a cloud of Vogue smoke in the 1980s, and you’re pretty much there. ...BUT THERE WAS SOME ROCK ‘N’ ROLL While things had been toned down since last season, Slimane’s sophomore womenswear collection still had plenty of glam rock appeal, with many models wearing sequined capes, slim-cut suits, and shiny, glittering leopard print pieces. EVERY MODEL WORE AVIATORS Yes, every single one. Other accessories included wide brimmed hats, long necklaces, patterned scarves tied around the neck, and gold chained handbags worn slung over a shoulder. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREMilan Fashion Week AW26: All the best moments you might’ve missedAll aboard! Ferragamo goes nautical for AW26 Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverBrit Awards 2026: The best dressed stars on the red carpetMoschino turned its AW26 runway into a reality showStreet style AW26: Maximalist dressing is alive and well in LondonGucci AW26: Everything you missed at Demna’s blockbuster runway debutStill got it! The 00s Mulberry Bayswater bag is making a comeback Antonio MarrasAntonio Marras wants us to stop and smell the roses for AW26 Reebok How Dazed Clubbers are styling their Reebok ClassicsPrada’s frazzled Italian women stripped off multiple times adidas OriginalsSamuel L Jackson is on a quest to find his SuperstarsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy