PHOEBE Philo is best known for being a British fashion designer.
She rose to fame as creative director or Céline and Chloé, but who is she?
Phoebe Philo was born in Paris to British parents working there.
Her father, Richard, is a surveyor and her mother, Celia, is an art dealer and graphic artist who helped created David Bowie‘s Aladdin Sane album cover.
She has two younger siblings Louis and Frankie.
Yes, Phoebe is British despite being born in Paris.
The family returned to Britain when she was two years old, and she was raised in Harrow, London.
Phoebe is famous for being a fashion designer as well as a creative director for designer brands.
At the age of 14 she began customising her clothes after being given a sewing machine as a birthday present from her parents.
Philo studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, graduating in 1996.
After she graduated, she quickly joined Chloé as Stella McCartney‘s first assistant for ready-to-wear collection in Paris.
She then became creative director in 2001.
In 2008, Philo was offered the a job as creative director and board member of Céline.
Phoebe confirmed in 2021 that she would be releasing her own fashion brand.
She confirmed that the collection will be unveiled in September 2023.
Philo created an Instagram page dedicated to her new brand which quickly gained thousands of followers.
In 2017 after 10 years of working at Céline and rumours in the media it was announced that Philo would step down as creative director after the Pre-Fall 2018 collection.
During her time at Céline, Phoebe successfully led the brand.
On January 21, 2018, Hedi Slimane was announced to be the next Artistic, Creative and Image Director.
It wasn’t his first job at a big fashion house, working at Dior Homme from 2000 to 2007.
Then from 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent.
