Chloé

Chloé is a French fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Its headquarters is in Paris.

The company has worked with many famous artistic directors, including Karl Lagerfeld (1966 and 1992), and Stella McCartney (1997).

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Source: www.chloe.com, en.wikipedia.org

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld first worked for Pierre Balmain (1954-57), then in 1958 he moved to House of Patou. For a while, he freelanced at Krizia. He worked for Chloe in 1959-78, during which time he began designing furs for Fendi (in 1965) and also launched his company, Parfums Lagerfeld (in 1975). Lagerfeld designed independently from 1978 to 1982, when he began designing haute couture at the House of Chanel. In 1983, with the help of Gilles du Four, he added Chanel ready-to-wear garments to his list of responsibilities.

Although he continued to design for Chanel, Lagerfeld established his own design business in 1984 and resumed designing for Chloe in 1992. The engagement with Chloe ended in 1997, when design at Chloe was took over by ex-Beatle Paul’s daugther Stella McCartney. Lagerfeld currently designs for three companies: his own label, Chanel, and furs for Fendi of Italy.

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Source: www.karllagerfeld.com, www.infomat.com

Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney launched her eponymous label in 2001 as a joint venture with Gucci Group. The brand’s luxury ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, fragrances, eyewear, accessories, organic skin care range and performance range with Adidas are available through its acclaimed flagship stores and around 600 luxury stores in key cities worldwide.

She studied at Central Saint Martins, and her graduate collection was licenced to Browns. The Stella McCartney label was launched in 1995, and she was appointed chief designer at the French ready-to-wear house, Chloe, in March 1997.

A vegetarian like her mother, Linda, she won’t use leather or fur, and supports PETA.

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Source: www.stellamccartney.co.uk, www.vogue.co.uk