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Le fil du lin & du chanvre ——— n°03 - Masters of Linen

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NOUVEAU LUXE<br />

Cette anglaise pure souche fait sa première rencontre pr<strong>of</strong>essionnelle<br />

essentielle à son école de mode, Central Saint Martins. C’est là qu’elle<br />

croise Stella McCartney, devient son amie et la rejoint chez Chloé dès la<br />

fin de ses études. Pour me présenter cette rafraîchissante recrue, Stella<br />

avait eu ces mots « Voici Phoebe, mon assistante. Mais elle est beaucoup<br />

plus “posh” que moi ! »…<br />

Born in Paris in 1973 while her parents lived there briefly, Phoebe<br />

Philo was raised in London’s Notting Hill neighborhood. Her father is<br />

well-known in the real estate in<strong>du</strong>stry and her mother is an artistic director<br />

– she worked for David Bowie in the 70’s. We can cross paths with this<br />

chic young lady on weekends in Sussex where her parents own a property.<br />

She <strong>of</strong>ten goes for long outings there on her horse, Toby.<br />

Lorsqu’en 2001, Stella quitte Chloé pour lancer sa propre griffe sous<br />

la houlette <strong>du</strong> Gucci Group, Phoebe – supposée suivre Stella – ne laissera<br />

pas passer sa chance et prendra sa place. Au bout de cinq ans de succès de<br />

mode pointue, le lancement d’une ligne bis plus accessible – See By Chloé –,<br />

et d’une collection d’accessoires qui font l’unanimité chez les fashionnistas,<br />

Phoebe quitte Chloé en 2006. Presque sur un coup de tête, afin de se consacrer<br />

davantage à sa vie de famille. Non dépourvue d’ambition, elle veille<br />

cependant. Engagée en tant que directrice artistique en octobre 2008 par<br />

LVMH pour Cé<strong>lin</strong>e, elle revient à 35 ans avec les pleins pouvoirs et forte<br />

d’un plan de bataille salvateur : il faut tout arrêter, globaliser la marque,<br />

nettoyer les boutiques et il n’y aura pas de dé<strong>fil</strong>é <strong>du</strong>rant une saison. Dans la<br />

foulée de cette révolution, le bureau de style déménage à Londres, Cavendish<br />

Square. C’est là qu’elle vit, respire et enrichit son vocabulaire créatif.<br />

Posée, sereine et sûre d’elle, Phoebe ne s’adresse plus ici aux ‘party<br />

girls’ mais à des femmes qu’elle juge résolument plus intéressées par le<br />

style que par la mode. Un parti-pris idéalement dans l’air <strong>du</strong> temps qui<br />

correspond également à son parcours. <strong>Le</strong> <strong>lin</strong> craquant, le cuir net et les<br />

coloris poudrés de ses créations épurées n’ont pas fini de faire courir les<br />

nouvelles fans de Cé<strong>lin</strong>e.<br />

www.ce<strong>lin</strong>e.com<br />

The designer, with her very English background, had her first decisive,<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional encounter at her fashion college, Central Saint Martins. There<br />

she crossed paths and became friends with Stella McCartney and followed<br />

her to Chloé at the end <strong>of</strong> her studies. When she presented her refreshing<br />

new recruit to me, Stella had these words “This is Phoebe, my assistant.<br />

She is even more ‘posh’ than me!”…<br />

When Stella left Chloe in 2001 to launch her own label under the auspices<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Gucci Group, Phoebe – who was expected to go with her – didn’t<br />

let the chance get away and took her place. After five years <strong>of</strong> success designing<br />

trendy fashion, launching a lower-priced <strong>lin</strong>e – See by Chloé – and<br />

an accessory collection that was a hit with fashionistas, Phoebe left Chloé<br />

in 2006. This was almost on a whim, she wanted to dedicate more time to<br />

her family. Not devoid <strong>of</strong> ambition, she kept her eyes on the in<strong>du</strong>stry. After<br />

being hired by LVMH as Cé<strong>lin</strong>e’s artistic director in October 2008, she<br />

came back at 35 with full power and a strong battle plan: stop everything,<br />

globalize the brand, clean up the boutiques and present no fashion show<br />

for one season. While imposing this revolution, she moved the company’s<br />

fashion <strong>of</strong>fice to Cavendish Square in London where she lives, breathes<br />

and enriches her creative vocabulary.<br />

Calm, serene and sure <strong>of</strong> herself, Phoebe does not address ‘party girls’<br />

but instead women whom she sees as being more interested in style than<br />

in fashion. An ideal viewpoint for our current times that also corresponds<br />

to her own career path. The crisp <strong>lin</strong>ens, clean leathers and powdery colors<br />

<strong>of</strong> her pared down creations continue drawing new fans to Cé<strong>lin</strong>e.<br />

www.ce<strong>lin</strong>e.com<br />

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