Monday, March 9, 2009



hello.

My name is Fiona Fitzpatrick,this is my blog all about chloé.


Chloé was first created by Gaby aghion,she decided to make a line of off the rack,ready to wear,high quality,soft clothes from fine fabrics.she called it 'luxury pret-a-porter'.

A quick summary about chloé in the years.

1945 Gaby moves to Paris.
1952 Gaby creates Chloe.
1953 Gaby forms a partnership with Jacques Lenoir.
1956 Chloe's first fashion parade at the Cafe de Flore, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.
1957 Gerard Pipart is hired as a designer.
1964 Christiane Bailly and Maxime de la Falaise work for Chloe.
1965 Karl Lagerfeld joins Chloe.
1966 Designers Tan Guidicelli and Michele Rozier join Chloe.
1971 The first Chloe boutique opens at 3 Rue Gribeauval, Paris.
1973Launching of the Chloe perfume. Second Chloe boutique opens at Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honore, Paris.
1974 Karl Lagerfeld becomes Chloe's exclusive designer.
1983 Karl Lagerfeld leaves Chloe. Guy Paulin joins Chloe.
1985 Dunhill Holdings buy-out Chloe. Designer Philippe Guibourge joins Chloe. Gaby Aghion and Jacques Lenoir leave Chloe.
1987 Chloe hires Martine Sitbon.
1992 Karl Lagerfeld returns to Chloe.
1994 Chloe moves to 54-56, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honore, Paris.
1997 Chloe hires Stella McCartney.
1999 Chloe opens New York boutique on Madison Avenue. Creation of Chloe Lunettes. Chloe boutique opens in Hong Kong.
2000 See by Chloe is born.
2001 Phoebe Philo Becomes Artistic Director of Chloe.
2002 Chloe opens London boutique on Sloane Street. Regular line of small leathergoods, handbags and shoes begins.
2006 Phoebe Philo leaves Chloe.
2008 Hannah MacGibbon is named artistic director and introduces her first collection in March at the Spring-Summer 2009 runway.



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