A logo Céline Vipiana spotted on the Arc de Triomphe in 1971, revived as a clasp by Hedi Slimane in 2018.
Tier 3 · France · est. 1945
Celine
The Celine story
A children’s-shoe shop that became a byword for quiet, modern French luxury.
Est. 1945France332 styles
Paris, 1945. Céline Vipiana opened a made-to-measure children’s shoe house before turning to leather and ready-to-wear.
A logo from the Arc. The Triomphe clasp came from chains Céline Vipiana spotted on the Arc de Triomphe in 1971, revived by Hedi Slimane in 2018.
Phoebe Philo’s It bag. The Luggage tote, winged and zipped like a face, defined late-2000s minimalism.
The icons
The bags that made the brand, and where they came from.
Phoebe Philo's first It bag, with a winged shape and a zip that reads like a face.
Through the years
1945
Brand founded
2010
Luggage Tote2011
Trapeze2015
Belt Bag2020
Avatoday
32
Styles
194
Variants
—
Retail ladder
$4,449
Highest resale
recorded · 1000 sales
$1,577
Avg resale
→ steady
Celine signatures
The most common attributes across 194 catalogued variants.
Colours
Black 20Beige 13Red 12Tan 12Grey 9White 9
Materials
Calfskin Leather 17Leather 17Smooth Calfskin 12Shiny Calfskin 10Calfskin 5
Hardware
gold 48silver 4
Every Celine style
A style is the model. Open one to see its variants: the exact size, colour, leather and hardware.
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What it’s actually like to buy Celine: the history, the waitlists and boutique relationships, what it’s resold for, and which pieces hold their value.
