Gaby and raymond, both jewish, married at the age of 19. Attitudes text by sarah mower, contribution by marc ascoli, foreword by gaby aghion. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. French fashion house chloe has a history of turning. Afterall, founder gaby aghion invented a luxe version of readytowear with her signatures being effortless chic. In 1952 she allegedly told her husband ive got to work its not enough to eat lunch, and fashion was the obvious choice. Gabrielle aghion was a french fashion designer and the founder of the french fashion house. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Chloes history and impact on the fashion world is a rich one. The story of gaby aghion founder of chloe fashion house beit. Aghion was not as wellknown as some of her fashion houses highprofile designers, like karl lagerfeld and stella mccartney, but she played a pivotal role in creating readytowear fashions. Tom standage goodreads author shelved 3 times as agricultural history avg rating 3. Chloe fashion designer encyclopedia french deluxe readytowear house founded.
In 1952, you see, she founded a little company with jacques lenoir you may have heard ofa company called chloe, the fashion house born in alexandria, egypt, gaby aghion real name gabrielle hanoka was the daughter of a. Foreword gaby aghion gaby s story karl lagerfeld the martine moment the second coming of karl stella steps it up phoebe philo flies hannah at the helm chloe as clare sees it postscript. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. The book explores his career at chloe, along with martine sitbon in 1988. Karl lagerfeld was one of the few male artistic directors of the house hired by aghion in 1965 and left 20 years later, in 1992, for chanel. Gaby aghion egyptianborn french fashion designer britannica. Karl lagerfeld, designer, 196583, and again from 199297.
Gaby aghion, the labels founder, may not be a household name but her pioneering ideas about offthepeg designs mean that modern women. Chloe fashion designer encyclopedia clothing, century. Gaby aghion, who founded the chloe fashion line in 1952, died saturday at her home in paris. With numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc. Check out this new fashion book, attitudes, by chloe.
He was born into a wealthy family of cotton exporters, but displayed early stirrings of the social consciousness that would later land him in political exile. Chloe archive despite her comfortable lifestyle, gabrielle strive for more. The french fashion house chloe is known for many thingsfeminine womens wear, cultfavorite it bags, and supermodelfilled runways. Egyptborn gaby aghion knew a thing or two about beauty and years later, a star was born. Gaby aghion, gabrielle hanoka, egyptianborn french fashion designer born march 3, 1921, alexandria, egyptdied sept. On september 27 of this year, gaby aghion passed away at age 93. Chloe fashion house biography gaby aghion started chloe. Gaby aghion and karl lagerfeld revisit the past at an exhibition on the history of the chloe label in paris.
Aghion was born in paris, the son of gaby and raymond aghion. Gaby wanted something different for herself and her fellow emancipated women. Chloes 60th anniversary history of designer label chloe. Chloe attitudes is as much about the company as it is about the era in which it all happened. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Attitudes, looking back at the brands sixty year history.
Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with covid19. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. The legacy the jews of egypt left behind has an impact to this day. Gaby aghion was the cofounder of the chloe house, which revitalised the french fashion world of the 1950s and introduced the readytowear. Their years of collaboration represented chloes heyday.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedia s articles about people. Gaby aghion, gabrielle hanoka, egyptianborn french fashion designer born. Gaby aghion started the fashion line chloe in 1952. Although she had grown up on ma aghions french fashion magazines and a ready supply of haute couture, gaby wanted something different for.
Philippe mario aghion fba born august 17, 1956 is a french economist. Gaby aghion, who founded the chloe fashion line in 1952, died on saturday at her home in paris. Gabrielle aghion was a french fashion designer and the founder of the french fashion house chloe. Crucially, the gaby aghion of 1952 was a sporty, freethinking, independent spirit. Her focus on the beautiful yet wearable gave the line currency with chic young women. But the label also has a reputation as a spring board for. Popular agricultural history books showing 141 of 41 an edible history of humanity hardcover by. Defying expectation, this book should be required reading for the novitiate as well as the jaded. Attitudes mower, sarah, aghion, gaby, ascoli, marc on. Born in alexandria, egypt, the daughter of a cigarette factory manager, she met her husband, raymond aghion 19212009, when both were seven years old in elementary school. Founded in 1952 by gaby aghion, chloe has always sought out and supported young talents, offering them a nurturing environment in which to. Text by sarah mower, contribution by marc ascoli, foreword by gaby aghion. Mower tells the story of how a brand was developed from square one by one very determined, bright, insightful, and talented woman gaby aghion. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons.
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