The New Simplicity

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

"Strong. Powerful. Reduced."

In the words of Phoebe Philo this is what the Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11 collection was all about. It was simple but sexy dressing for women.

Her reductionist approach focussing on the sportswear and classic heritage of Celine brought the label back to life in the previous season. The whole collection is proving to be a best seller as it is currently flying off the rails in the shops and which one also noticed at yesterdays show as literally the whole spring summer collection could have been spotted amongst the audience.

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

The show was one of the hottest tickets to have during the Paris Fashion Week, oh and how strongly Phoebe Philo has confirmed this with her beautiful new autumn winter collection.

It is all about the new simplicity. It is not about elaborate over the top dressing anymore, it is about a strong simple statement that Philo achieved with her stunning tailoring, the variation of the classic white shirt and her great use of leather which made the collection stand out. Narrow navy funnel neck coats and dresses, slim tailored and cropped ivory and black trousers and A-line skirts were key elements to the collection.

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Celine Autumn Winter 2010/11

Leather details like big patch pockets on the sides of skirts, dresses and coats and then of course the big leather wrap skirt are just some of the highlights of the collection.

Phoebe Philo managed a perfect balance of modernism, simplicity and sophistication with her classic but forward thinking clothes.

We think it is simply beautiful and predict that it will be flying off the rails just like the previous collection.

Images taken from here.