With its creative director Phoebe Philo almost seven months pregnant, Celine has made the difficult decision to cancel its Paris Fashion Week runway show.
Celine’s chief executive officer Marco Gobbetti reports that Philo is still hard at work on producing a new season collection. She’s also rumored to present the line in some format during the French fashion festival. However all the work that a catwalk show entails is simple too much for the expectant mother to take on at this time.
“A runway show is a very demanding and personal engagement for a creative director,” he explained. “The objective is to simplify.“
Philo is one of those rare designers who seems to put family ahead of her career. She’s been a longtime campaigner for her work-life balance, and she once said she’s “disciplined” about keeping regular office hours. It requires organization, and an excellent team around her, but it’s admirable that Celine makes it work. And while Philo continues to produce the goods, it’s hard to argue with the fashion house’s family friendly stance.
I’ll miss seeing the images of Celine’s runway show, but I’m sure there’ll be plenty of other catwalk snaps from Paris to keep me entertained!
[Source: New York Fashion]
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