of public company industry fashion founded 1945 ; 71 years ago 1945 founder c line vipiana headquarters 16 rue vivienne paris france key people phoebe philo creative director revenue 172.2 million 2012 owner lvmh website www.celine.com c line is a french ready to wear and leather luxury goods brand that has been owned by lvmh group since 1996 . it was founded in 1945 by c line vipiana . since november 2015 the headquarters are located at 16 rue vivienne in the 2nd arrondissement of paris at the h tel colbert de torcy which has french historic monument classification . 1 marco gobbetti is the president and the chief executive officer and the creative director is phoebe philo . 1 contents 1 creation of the brand 2 a new positioning 3 acquisition by lvmh 4 c line s designers 5 a new creative director phoebe philo 6 retail 7 references 8 external links creation of the brand edit in 1945 c line vipiana 1915 1997 2 and her husband richard created one of the first luxury brands in the industry c line a made to measure children s shoe business 3 and opened a first boutique at 52 rue malte in paris . 4 the brand was recognised by its logo the red elephant created by raymont peynet . 5 a new positioning edit in 1960 the brand decided to change its positioning by focusing its business on a ready to wear fashion brand for women with a sportswear approach . 6 henceforth the brand offered a range of leather goods such as bags loafers gloves and clothes . 7 c line vipiana remained the designer from 1945 1997 . 8 in 1964 the launch of the new fragrance vent fou 9 and the new american sulky collection of accessories gained a lot of success . the trench became the iconic product of the house . 10 prompted by the popularity of leather and dedicated to the quality of production c line opened a leather goods factory in florence . 11 in 1973 c line redesigned its logo with the intertwined c sulky canvas linked to the arc de triomphe which appeared as a symbol for parisians . 12 at that time c line began its expansion in the world with the opening of various boutiques in monte carlo geneva hong kong lausanne toronto and beverly hills . 13 the brand s founders wished to be part of a charitable association so richard viapiana established the c line pasteur prize a sponsor for the american hospital of paris in 1973 . 14 acquisition by lvmh edit in 1987 bernard arnault decided to buy into c line s capital . 15 however it was only in 1996 that the brand was integrated into the lvmh group for 2.7 billion french francs 540 million . 16 lvmh propelled the brand to fame with the opening of a boutique at 36 avenue montaigne in paris . 17 c line s designers edit american fashion designer michael kors was named the first ever women s ready to wear designer and creative director for c line in 1997 . 18 during his tenure at c line kors brought modern femininity with a luxurious spirit . 19 in 2004 he left the fashion luxury house to focus his career on his own brand . in 2005 italian designer roberto menichetti was named creative director . a year later croatian designer ivana omazic directed the design studio . omazic was a former consultant for the brand and previously worked with romeo gigli prada jil sander and miu miu . omazic designed for c line until 2008 after further disappointments for the brand . 20 a new creative director phoebe philo edit on september 4 2008 the fashion portal women s wear daily announced that bernard arnault president of lvmh had appointed phoebe philo as the new creative director of c line . 21 philo s tenure at c line began in october 2008 and she presented her first ready to wear collection for spring summer 2010 at paris fashion week . 22 pierre yves roussel chief executive officer of lvmh s fashion division said that recruiting philo was giving her the opportunity to express her vision . 23 phoebe philo brought a new touch to the brand creating functional clothes with a focus on materials and tailoring . in 2009 vogue magazine defined her style as the cool minimal trend . 24 phoebe philo studied at central saint martins school of art and design in london . 25 prior to c line phoebe philo held the position of design director at chlo . in 2010 phoebe philo received the designer of the year award from british fashion council . in 2011 she was awarded international designer of the year by the council of fashion designers of america . 26 both prizes were awarded for her work at c line . retail edit the brand owns a hundred stores worldwide and is distributed through a selective network including department stores such as barneys new york bergdorf goodman harrods london and galeries lafayette paris . 27 references edit a b robert murphy the house that c line built march 25 2015 http www.vogue.it en news encyclo designers c celine celine new york magazine celine & ivana viplana omazic vogue.com c line europa exclusive.com celine thinkfashion.com celine designer profile c line new york magazine vogue france c line celine & ivana viplana omazic c line celine & ivana viplana omazic c line vogue france c line c line new york times celine & ivana viplana omazic michael kors official biography fall 2004 ready to wear c line c line s ivana omazic takes final bow c line taps phoebe philo c line c line appoints phoebe philo as creative director featured designer celine designer c line phoebe philo the mastermind behind the transformation of c line stores external links edit official website interview in herald tribune wwdfashion new york fashion v t e lvmh board of directors albert fr re antoine arnault bernadette chirac bernard arnault charles powell charles de croisset delphine arnault diego della valle felix rohatyn gilles hennessy hubert v drine yves thibault de silguy fashion and leather goods berluti c line donna karan international eluxury emilio pucci fendi givenchy kenzo loewe louis vuitton marc jacobs stefanobi thomas pink perfumes and cosmetics acqua di parma benefit cosmetics fresh guerlain kenzo parfums labrosse et dupont make up for ever parfums christian dior parfums givenchy perfumes loewe retailing le bon march dfs galleria la samaritaine sephora miami cruiseline starboard cruise services watches and jewellery bulgari chaumet dior watches fred joaillier hublot tag heuer zenith wines and spirits 10 cane rum ardbeg distillery belvedere cape mentelle vineyards dom p rignon domaine chandon california ch teau d yquem cloudy bay vineyards hennessy champagne krug champagne mercier mo t et chandon newton vineyard ruinart veuve clicquot glenmorangie 66 % wenjun other connaissance des arts investir les chos radio classique royal van lent v t e designer labels etienne aigner akris armani aspinal asprey max azria badgley mischka balenciaga balmain victoria beckham laura biagiotti manolo blahnik ozwald boateng hugo boss burberry tory burch cacharel ally capellino pierre cardin cartier cavalli c line chanel chlo jimmy choo dior s. t. dupont dolce & gabbana adolfo dom 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