Hedi Slimane, we are still wondering what his future will be. But the Hedi Boys are more and more

HEdi Slimane he left Celine last October and, for the moment, it is not yet known which one maison It will land (even if it is whispered that the announcement will be made short). It will therefore be that his momentary absence from the catwalks has created a void in the wardrobe of the admirers or that, simply, theIndie Sleze is resuming momentum, the fact is that online A somewhat curious phenomenon is taking place. On Tiktok In particular, the videos of very lean boys multiply, mostly dressed in black, who seem to have just come out of a concert of Libertines or from a defilé Dior Homme of 2002.

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For those who do not remember it (is there really those who do not remember it?), The stylist was in fact artistic director of the male line of the maison Until 2007, revolutionizing its aesthetics forever. His silhouette distinctive, made of rigorous and tight clothes, revolutionized male fashion to the point that even Karl Lagerfeldin order to enter his clothes, followed a drastic and somewhat eccentric diet (in fact it included a good amount of carbonated drinks), which led him to lose a lot of weight in order to finally dress blazers and skimpy trousers who are still the burn of designer.

Celine spring-summer 2023.

Hedi Slimane in 2005.

Jean Baptiste Lacroix

Who are the Hedi Boys?

The trends, you know, sooner or later are destined to return, revised and correct according to more contemporary canons. The fashion revival Y2k On the other hand, it is not new, and also of Indie Sleze In fact, we have already been talking for a while as a probable natural reaction to the spread of streetwear which imposed a relaxed style e casualmade of garments Baggy And sneakers. The Hedi BoysOn the contrary, they have a ruffled appearance yes, but artfully studied. Pay homage to the clothes sported by Pete Doherty And Julian Casablancas (which, in fact, wore Dior Homme) at the time when the respective ones band They were on the crest of the wave.

The model e Content Creator British Emma Windenspeaking of a true invasion of Hedi Boys In the United Kingdom, he interviewed some by asking him what the characteristics of the fans of Hedi Slimane. «To start at breakfast they smoke cigarettes and drink black coffee, they wear dark glasses, tight jeans and ankle boots, are rejected by casting of Celine because it is too low and the leather jacket They create it with their own hands »some guys reply irony.

From social media to music

Being a trend that has acquired visibility on Instagram And Tiktokwe could be tempted to boil it as a fatua and passenger. In reality, some clues suggest that it may not be so. First of all because artists like 2Hollis And The hellpwho are enjoying great success, show off exactly the same look so much that it seems to have come out of a shot of 2008 of Mark Hunterotherwise known as The Cobrasnakethe photographer symbol of the period in which theIndie Sleze dictated trend.

At the time (but it still does) he portrayed normal people and celebrities have fun party And concerts with spontaneity and without fear of appearing imperfect, in disorder and running away because they are too busy having fun to think about their appearance. Recently Harrison Patrick Smithaka Teaappeared in one of his shots by instilling the doubt of having made a sort of leap back in time of a few years.

Hedi Boysbetween past and future

Even if we still do not know the next creative move of the former artistic director of Celinewhat is certain is that his work does not stop inspiring a court of aspiring heirs of black clothes. Who probably feel nostalgia for a period that in the eyes of contemporaries is certainly less patinated and proof of social. Ironically, however, it is precisely there that Hedi Boys They established themselves, with video strokes in which they advance towards the goal with wrinkled t-shirts, dark glasses and boots pointed. A look that, we must remember it, is not linked to a single period of the career of the designer but it actually represents his stylistic figure ever.

The wait to find out what the working future will be of Hedi Slimane It is very high. Also because, last autumn, he made the Fashion System opening theaccount @hdislimanehomme on Instagram To then eliminate it shortly after. The doubt at that point has arisen spontaneously, will draw once again on third parties or will create its own brand? Waiting to find out, all that remains is to entertain by watching the videos of his digital clones. It is better to dust off even close jeans and leather jacket, Just in houses.