Celine’s New-Era Bags Are Now Available For Purchase

Monthly product drops are fast becoming a luxury industry norm, and Celine is falling into line: the first tranche of Hedi Slimane’s bag designs will go on sale today, a full four months before his first clothing designs hit the shop floor. 

The Frenchman has drip-fed the “Le 16” design, a ladylike, vintage-feel handbag named after the brand’s atelier location on 16 Rue Vivienne, Paris, into the collective consciousness via the honed elbows of a select few – Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie have been spotted toting it in the last few weeks – but it is now available for public consumption.