Light sleeveless dress worn by model Nicole Delamargé
Gaby Aghion · Spring/Summer 1958
Egypt / France
Gaby Aghion
- Relaxed luxury ready-to-wear
- Refined fabrics
- Easy silhouettes
Gaby Aghion created Chloé's first collection in 1952, developing luxury ready-to-wear through relaxed silhouettes, fine fabrics and carefully considered details. Her early fashion shows took place in Parisian cafés, connecting clothing with the city's creative life.
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Collection selection
Chloé — Sleeveless dress modelled by Nicole Delamargé
Spring/Summer 1958 · Chloé archive
A Chloé house-associated design from Gaby Aghion’s tenure as founder and artistic director; the archive does not identify the individual studio designer.
Chloé archive via British Vogue; photographer not specified
Collection selection
Chloé — Belted dress at Brasserie Lipp
Spring/Summer 1960 · Chloé archive
A Chloé house-associated design from Gaby Aghion’s tenure as founder and artistic director; the archive does not identify the individual studio designer.
Chloé archive via British Vogue; photographer not specified
Collection selection
Chloé — Patterned dresses
1970 · Chloé archive
A Chloé house-associated design from Gaby Aghion’s tenure as founder and artistic director; the archive does not identify the individual studio designer.
Guy Bourdin
Collection selection
Chloé — Dresses photographed by Guy Bourdin
1979 · Chloé archive
A house-associated design by Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé, the fashion house founded and led by Gaby Aghion.
Guy Bourdin
Collection selection
Chloé — White dress modelled by Pat Cleveland
Spring/Summer 1975 · Chloé archive
A house-associated design by Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé, the fashion house founded and led by Gaby Aghion.
Jean-Luce HuréCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSpring/Summer 1958
1 piece
About Gaby Aghion
In the following decade, she supported designers including Gérard Pipart and Karl Lagerfeld, guiding a collaborative house whose easy elegance spoke to younger women.
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