The very first exhibition dedicated to Chloé, hosted at my absolute favorite museum in Paris, Palais de Tokyo.
I was in Paris with some (best) friends and after a quite intens shopping inspiration marathon, we needed our shot of culture. Yes, there was Chanel's Little Black Jacket exhibit (http://thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com/en_GB/home) but we went for a more surprising hidden pearl, we hoped.
And, I must admit, Chloë was not quite on my shortlist of most loved designers ( McQueen is, Ann Demeulemeester, Balmain, Givenchy and Haider Ackerman are too), but as I always look for new stories, this promised to be one.
This celebration of the Chloë Maison’s 60-year(!) contribution to fashion culture was more than a new story. For me it was a travel into time, a plunge back into fashion memory lane and a true revelation.
The Chloé spirit found it's home in a great new space at 'the palais' and was curated and designed by renowned exhibition-maker Judith Clark
Since 1952, Chloë's legacy of luxury prêt-à-porter clothing is one of radical choices, informal but very stylish collections with strangely over the 7 decades, a great love for the female body and spirit and loads of humor.
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| Drawings by Kaiser Karl himself for Chloë. |
Iconic fashion photographs by my heroes Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Jeanloup Sieff, David Bailey and off course by the fab couple Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin completed for me a perfect afternoon, full of beauty, strong statements (the hair of different model passages!!) and great inspiration.
http://www.palaisdetokyo.com
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