Celine Accessories

Thanks to the design energy and guidance of creative director Phoebe Philo and her assemblage of fashion minds from labels like Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, and Balenciaga, Céline's accessories often become instant classics. Mirroring the French luxury house's penchant for producing clean-lined luxury clothing marked by feminine simplicity, Céline accessories are beautifully crafted, of the highest quality, and tend toward lean but opulent understatement.

For high-society dames with a taste for glamour, Céline's roomy, structured totes, boldly printed silk scarves, and wrist-length pony-hair gloves pair well with couture to make a splash at parties. Then there are Birkenstock-style sandals upgraded with unexpected fur-lined insoles and simple ring barrettes reminiscent of handbag hardware, capable of quickly securing hair into a backward swath for an elegant pin-and-go look.

Céline produces other small luxury goods, including star-worthy Havana cat eye sunglasses and bracelets rendered in everything from crystal and Plexiglas to leather and metal, including retro Mondrian-style enameled brass cuffs. The brand's elegant selection of It accessories, favorites of the high fashion set for decades, demonstrate an elegant contemporary sensibility appreciated by chic modern women.

Quick Facts

• Céline accessories gained widespread popularity in the '60s, when the brand introduced its equine-inspired American Sulky collection of leather goods
• In October 2015, a Céline python skin Phanton Luggage handbag sold on eBay for $4,500
• In 2015 on eBay, a rarely-worn Céline chunky silver engravable ID bracelet went for $3,900