5 Facts About Hedi Slimane

1. In November 2018, Hedi Slimane topped the annual list of Vanity Fair's "50 most influential French people in the world".

2. On July 5, 2005, Hedi Slimane celebrated his birthday at Tryptique club in Paris where Doherty took stage by surprise and sang Happy Birthday.

3. In January 2018, LVMH announced that Hedi Slimane would take on the role of creative director at Celine.

4. In April 2016, Hedi Slimane was succeeded by Anthony Vaccarello as creative director for Yves Saint Laurent.

5. On January 21, 2018, LVMH announced Hedi Slimane would take reins at Celine as its artistic, creative and image director; he is set to begin work in February.