The first comprehensive overview of Chloé's collections presented through catwalk photography, published in collaboration with Chloé to celebrate the fashion house's 70th anniversary in 2022.
Chloé was founded by Egyptian-born Gaby Aghion in 1952 and was a pioneer in luxurious ready-to-wear that focused on simplicity and femininity, offering an elegant haute bohemian style for the modern, liberated Parisian.
The fashion house, deeply rooted in its time, discovered and employed a young Karl Lagerfeld already in the 1960s: he stayed for over two decades, achieving fame and recognition worldwide through his work for Chloé, before Stella McCartney (and her then-assistant Phoebe Philo) took over directly from fashion school.
This definitive publication begins with a concise history of Chloé before exploring the collections in chronological order. Each new era in Chloé's history starts with a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are presented with a short text revealing their influences and highlights, illustrated with carefully selected catwalk images. A rich reference section, including a comprehensive index, concludes the book. A high-quality, fabric-bound book offering an unparalleled overview of one of the world's leading fashion houses' collections through original catwalk photography.