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Sep 27, 2014 · Chloé, the house Gaby Aghion founded with Jacques Lenoir in 1952, has been home to many designers. A look back at its pivotal moments over the years. By Laird Borrelli-Persson. September 27,...
Aghion and Jacques Lenoir formed a partnership in 1953, with Lenoir taking charge of the business operations while Aghion took on the creative responsibilities. The duo put on the first Chloé show in 1956 at a breakfast at the Café de Flore, an important place for young intellectual Parisians in the 1940s and 1950s.
French, founded 1952. View All Works. Gaby Aghion and her partner, Jacques Lenoir, founded the groundbreaking Chloé label in 1952. They were among the first designers to introduce an unprecedented conceptual innovation into French fashion: luxury ready-to-wear.
Timeline. 1952: Chloé is founded by Gaby Aghion, a Parisian of Egyptian-Jewish origin. She and her partner, Jacques Lenoir, were among the first to become aware of the rising demand for collections that could merge the strict requirements of haute couture and those of ready-to-wear.
Author of poetry collections published in French or French Creole. Contributor to periodicals, sometimes under pseudonym Jacques Lenoir.
In 1958, Gaby Aghion and her business partner, Jacques Lenoir, presented their collection for the first time over breakfast at the Café de Flore, an infamous meeting point for the city’s young intellectuals, existentialists and artists.
Jan 17, 2024 · Now, the documentary "Looking for Chloé" sets out to tell the remarkable story of the fashion pioneer widely credited with inventing the concept of luxury ready-to-wear clothing, whose clientele included the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Brigitte Bardot, Maria Callas and Madonna.
