Celine (brand) 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 Céline until 2008, after further disappointments for the brand. 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 Céline. Philo's tenure at Céline began in October 2008, and she presented her first
Milly (fashion brand) Milly (fashion brand) MILLY is an American fashion company specializing in women’s clothing that was founded by fashion designer Michelle Smith. The company is based in New York City and retails worldwide in department stores, via its own boutiques and online. Michelle Smith won a scholarship to Moore College of Art and Design to study fashion illustration during high school, moving on to New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Smith worked at the Hermès boutique in Manhattan to help fund her tuition. After graduating, she wrote to the president of Hermès and was given an internship at the Paris headquarters.