CHRISTINE CENTENERA

FASHION EDITOR, HARPER’S BAZAAR AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

MY FAVORITE THINGS: MY APARTMENT, OLD KSUBI DENIM, PIERRE HARDY, FRIENDSHIP BANDS, VINTAGE CHANEL BELTS, JUMPING OFF NORTH BONDI ROCKS, BALENCIAGA LACE BRA, THE SMELL OF FRESH FIGS, KIEHLS, ERES, IRVING PENN, FINE GOLD CHAINS, WHEN TRUFFLES ARE IN SEASON, BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES NOUVEAU, COCONUT OIL, PHOEBE PHILO, NEVER USING CONDITIONER, MY HUGE FAMILY, MY HEART RING BY MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND/JEWELRY DESIGNER JORDAN ASKILL, MY JOB, DE NIRO, MY BOYFRIEND’S WATCH, A SOLID DAY AT THE BEACH, JOSH GOOT, MY ASSISTANT, NOT WEARING FLATS, THERESE RAWSTHORNE SHIRTS, BEING IN LOVE, THE COLOR OF THE WATER IN TULUM AND MY LIFE IN GENERAL.

MODEL MARIKE LE ROUX CARRYING A MINI PURSE MADE IN THE GAMBIA

TAYLOR TOMASI IN A DRIES VAN NOTEN SHIRT

I THINK IT’S BECOME QUITE CLEAR THAT WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF A YEAR, PHOEBE PHILO HAS ACHIEVED WHAT VERY FEW OF HER CONTEMPORARIES HAVE AT THE CREATIVE HELM OF CÉLINE. INTRODUCING A NEW MINIMALISM AND A RETURN TO INVESTMENT DRESSING, PHOEBE WAS CLEVER ENOUGH TO SIMPLY BASE HER DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ON WHAT SHE’D PERSONALLY WANT TO WEAR, SPAWNING A LEGION OF “PHILOPHILES” ACROSS THE GLOBE. TO BEST DESCRIBE PHOEBE’S INFLUENCE, I THOUGHT IT’D BE BEST TO VISUALLY ILLUSTRATE IT THROUGH A THREE PART SERIES OF PHOTOS THAT SHOWCASED HOW HER PERSPECTIVE ON FASHION HAS TAKEN THE FASHION WORLD BY STORM.

“WHAT’S WONDERFUL ABOUT HER SHOWS IS THAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE WEARING BEFORE. ONCE YOU SEE IT, THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT. IT’S A VERY UTILITARIAN LOOK BUT IT’S DONE IN A WAY THAT’S VERY SUMPTUOUS, VERY MODERN AND VERY DESIRABLE AT THIS MOMENT. EVERY SINGLE THING SHE DOES SEEMS TO LOOK URGENT AND THAT’S THE KEY TO SELLING FASHION RIGHT NOW.”

- SALLY SINGER

HANDBAG BY MAX MARA