As I started working on this collection, I felt that moving forward is just as important as honoring the past. It is about continuing to explore, to redefine and to evolve the Chloé woman’s state of mind. The connection between the House, the woman and myself is deeply personal.
This collection offers hints into the extension and elaboration of the Chloé woman’s personality and her wardrobe. It reflects how our thoughts and memories define who we are and how our emotions at different stages of life flow into what we do. I thought about how we romanticize the past through an intuitive lens, blending traces of traditionand historical fragments, pieces passed down through generations, what we once loved with what we love today. The memories of bygone eras. I was inspired by the contradiction of the lavish and opulent with the more paired down realness and instinctive ease of the Chloé woman. This collection also explores the beauty of plurality, and the influences that shape us as women.
The Chloé woman is not always the same. Her story has many different layers, dimensions and moods. She embodies complexity and is not defined by a single identity. She is multifaceted, emotionally charged and rich with nuance. She feels opposites like all of us. She is in her heart space, in full flow.
Chloé embodies a unique balance of soft strength, blending natural femininity, sensuality and lightness with independence and freedom. This soft strength is really what I have always been drawn to.
Starting and completing a collection is connected so closely with my own state of mind. So much of my own feelings flow into the process. For me the Chloé woman feels real, and that honesty and connection resonates deeply with women across generations. What I love about Chloé is its relatability. Women connect in a way that is shared and personal and with a certain complicity that is part of who we are, we relate to one another. As a woman, I try to listen to myself to capture the house’s spirit in an honest way. Chloé has a voice, speaking to women beyond fashion. It is important to keep evolving that voice and her spirit.
