My Take
Hedi Slimane is one of those rare figures who makes you rethink what a fashion designer even is. The man spent years at Dior Homme redefining menswear with that razor-thin silhouette — skinny suits that turned rock-and-roll into a full aesthetic movement and genuinely changed what men wore for a decade. Then he walked into Saint Laurent and, almost provocatively, did it again, sparking endless arguments about creative legacy and reinvention. His Celine run through 2024 felt equally polarizing and equally intentional. What I find fascinating is that none of this feels accidental — Slimane is also a serious photographer, trained with an art historian's eye, and he treats every brand he touches like a total visual universe he controls from the runway to the campaign image. He barely speaks publicly, lets the work do the talking, and honestly? That quiet confidence is its own kind of statement.
Overview
Hedi Slimane (French pronunciation: [edi sliman]; born 5 July 1968) is a French photographer and couturier. From 2000 to 2007, he was the creative director for Dior Homme (the menswear line of Christian Dior). From 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent. From February 2018 to October 2024, Slimane was the creative, artistic and image director of Celine.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hedi Slimane
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・スリマン
- Reading
- えでぃ・すりまん
- Born
- July 5, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- 19th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- photographer / fashion designer / dressmaker / designer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Panthéon-Assas University Paris
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.