Artistic director, Celine
Michael Rider
American
Michael Rider graduated from Brown University and began at Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquière, working as a senior designer from 2004 to 2008. He then spent about a decade at Céline under Phoebe Philo as ready-to-wear design director. From 2018 to 2024 he led design at Polo Ralph Lauren. Celine named him artistic director in 2024, succeeding Hedi Slimane, with responsibility for all collections.
Houses
Their runway, measured
70 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Michael Rider's looks are more saturated, less neutral, cooler and more tonal.
Colours
- Forest green · 92.9× the average53%
- Beige / camel · 1.9× the average10%
- Khaki / olive · 3.4× the average8%
- Ivory / cream7%
- White4%
- Red · 2.0× the average4%
- Tan4%
- Charcoal2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness41/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation17.1more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals23%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues38%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks60%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 20less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture2.55smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.030more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Trench coat8.2×Garment
- Knee-high boots7.4×Footwear
- 60s6.2×Style
- Knit sweater4.8×Garment
- Ankle boots4.5×Footwear
- Overcoat4.3×Garment
- 70s4.0×Style
- 1960s3.9×Era reference
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 56%1.4×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 44%2.4×
- Column 41%2.1×
- Oversized 31%
- Hourglass / cinched waist 21%2.1×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 71%2.3×
- Knit 54%2.8×
- Silk / satin 29%
- Cotton / poplin 27%
- Leather 13%1.3×
Details
- Shoulder emphasis 49%2.6×
- Belts 39%2.0×
- Utility pockets 16%
- Draping 14%
- Oversized collar 14%
Patterns
- Check / plaid 6%
- Colour-block 4%
- Animal print 4%2.6×
- Floral 3%66% less
- Graphic / logo 3%
Mood
- Elegant 77%1.8×
- Austere 60%3.1×
- Powerful 46%3.0×
- Relaxed 19%45% less
- Nostalgic 19%
Era references
- 1970s 37%3.3×
- 1980s 13%2.3×
- 1960s 11%3.9×
- 1990s 6%
- Edwardian 1%4.8×
From the AI tags on 70 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Among designers
Michael Rider against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measureAlexis Mabille · Prabal Gurung · Albert Kriemler · Fabio Quaranta
