. for the human given name see chlo given name . for other uses see chloe disambiguation . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message chlo type subsidiary of richemont industry fashion founded 1952 founders gaby aghion jacques lenoir headquarters 54 rue du faubourg saint honor paris 75008 france key people clare waight keller creative director karl lagerfeld website chloe.com hong kong chlo french pronunciation kl e is a french fashion house founded in 1952 by gaby aghion . aghion later joined forces with jacques lenoir in 1953 1 formally managing the business side of the brand allowing aghion to purely pursue the creative growth of chlo . its headquarters are located in paris france . the house is owned by luxury brands holding company richemont group . chlo has been worn by many celebrities including marion cotillard sienna miller madonna january jones maggie gyllenhaal cameron diaz emma stone cl mence po sy and katie holmes . 2 contents 1 history 2 collections 2.1 see by chlo 3 locations 4 internet 5 timeline 6 references 7 external links history edit gaby aghion was born in 1921 in alexandria egypt . after moving to paris france in 1945 she founded chlo in 1952 with a vision of offering luxury pr t porter ready to wear a new concept at that time . 3 gaby aghion continued to run the house until 1985 when chlo rayyes bought out dunhill holdings now richemont group . prior to chlo s launch luxury fashion houses had only ever produced haute couture i.e. made to measure clothing . for the few who could afford it this was fine ; everyone else was left with poorly made copies supplied by local seamstresses . aghion rejecting the stiff formality of 1950s fashion and sensing a gap in the market decided to create a line of off the rack high quality soft body conscious clothes from fine fabrics which she called luxury pr t porter and thus the pr t porter ready to wear market we know today was born . the couturiers quickly followed suit the first being givenchy with their 1956 ready to wear collection ; givenchy university and today designer ready to wear heavily outweighs couture . gaby aghion died in paris on 27 september 2014 . collections edit chlo s collections are diversified into 5 major sections . ready to wear accessories children s wear fragrance see by chlo see by chlo edit see is a younger line of the chlo luxury brand . this line manufactures ready to wear handbags and accessories since 2001 . this line of apparel is intended to target the younger generation and is more affordable for those who are starting to become more sophisticated in their styles . 4 locations edit chlo s headquarters are located at avenue percier 8th arrondissement of paris . the regional offices are in new york tokyo shanghai hong kong and dubai . like all fashion houses chlo is facing counterfeited products and maintain a list of authorized online retailers on its website . chlo has boutiques in bal harbour costa mesa las vegas new york city beijing 2 sydney shanghai 2 shenzen hong kong 2 singapore kaohsiung taipei 3 bangkok bandung paris munich porto cervo moscow 2 marbella istanbul london tokyo 2 nagoya salmiya beirut doha seoul dubai 2 and kuwait . internet edit in september 2007 chlo was the first luxury brand to offer an iphone specific version of its website . in 2008 the brand broadcast its fashion shows on the same day they took place . timeline edit 1952 . chlo is founded by gaby aghion a parisian of egyptian origin . she and her partner jacques lenoir were among the first to become aware of the raising demand for collections that could merge the strict requirements of haute couture and those of ready to wear . 1956 . the first collection is introduced at le caf de flore one of their favorite cafes and the meeting place of artists in paris.the collection was designed by gaby aghion and made by a first assistant at lelong . gaby aghion and jacques lenoir start hiring young talented designers who would eventually make a name of their own christiana bailly mich le rosier maxime de la falaise graziella fontana tan giudicelli guy paulin carlos rodriguez . 1966 . karl lagerfeld is the main designer and chlo becomes one of the symbolic brands of the 70 s. among its customers jackie kennedy brigitte bardot maria callas and grace kelly . 1971 . the first chlo boutique opens at the 3 rue gribeauval in paris . 1985 . the company is acquired by the richemont group . 80 s. chlo keeps working with promising and eventually famous artistic directors martine sitbon in 1988 karl lagerfeld in 1992 . 1997 . stella mccartney brings in a new direction feminine romantic and impertinent . 2001 . phoebe philo adds a personal and sensual touch . kirsten dunst natalie portman and lou doillon become customers . 2002 . chlo launches a line of bags small leather goods and shoes . the paddington bag will become the first of the it bags . 2006 . paulo melim andersson brings in a staggered and modern style . 2008 . after a close collaboration with the brand for the launch of the fragrance hannah macgibbon is named artistic director . 2009 . macgibbon introduces her first collection in march at the spring summer 2009 runway . she cited the fashion illustrations of antonio lopez as an inspiration . 5 american actress former model and fashion designer chlo sevigny becomes a spokesperson for the company . 2010 . geoffroy de la bourdonnaye becomes ceo and chairman ralph toledano 2011 . macgibbon is replaced by former pringle of scotland designer clare waight keller . 2012 starts sponsorship of the annual prix chlo at the festival de mode de hy res references edit chlo biographies . retrieved 13 august 2014 . chlo offices retrieved on 23 august 2009 . mower sarah 2013 . chloe attitudes . rizzoli intl pubns . isbn 978 084783852 3 . chlo lane crawford mower sarah 11 march 2009 chlo fall 2009 ready to wear collection style.com retrieved 11 february 2010 external links edit companies portal chlo s official site chlo brand and company profile at fashion model directory interview with gaby aghion v t e brands owned by compagnie financi re richemont s.a. full ownership a. lange & s hne azzedine ala a baume & mercier cartier chlo dunhill giampiero bodino iwc schaffhausen jaeger lecoultre lancel manufacture roger dubuis montblanc officine panerai peter millar piaget purdey shanghai tang vacheron constantin van cleef & arpels joint ventures ralph lauren watch & jewelry company sarl 50 % other investments yoox net a porter group v t e designer labels etienne aigner akris armani aspinal asprey max azria badgley mischka balenciaga balmain victoria beckham laura biagiotti manolo blahnik ozwald boateng hugo boss burberry tory burch cacharel ally capellino pierre cardin cartier cavalli c line chanel chlo jimmy choo dior s. t. dupont dolce & gabbana adolfo dom nguez dsquared2 escada etro fendi salvatore ferragamo gianfranco ferr fiorucci tom ford fossil diane von f rstenberg jean paul gaultier givenchy gottex goyard gucci heatherette daniel hechter herm s herrera tommy hilfiger marc jacobs donna karan kenzo calvin klein michael kors lacoste lacroix karl lagerfeld helmut lang lanvin guy laroche ralph lauren yves saint laurent judith leiber nanette lepore monique lhuillier phillip lim loewe longchamp christian louboutin l o marciano maison margiela lana marks marni stella mccartney alexander mcqueen carlos miele issey miyake missoni moschino mouawad moynat thierry mugler mulberry fred perry pinto zac posen prada emilio pucci paco rabanne oscar de la renta rochas sonia rykiel elie saab sabyasachi proenza schouler paul smith kate spade anna sui elie tahari samantha thavasa tiffany s tony bowls valentino giambattista valli kris van assche john varvatos versace viktor & rolf louis vuitton alexander wang vera wang vivienne westwood jason wu dan liu wooyoungmi giuseppe zanotti rachel zoe ermenegildo zegna authority control worldcat identities viaf 296218845 sudoc 175096929 bnf cb166600426 data retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chlo & oldid 738820340 categories richemont brandshigh fashion brandsfrench brandscompanies based in parishidden categories use dmy dates from january 2014wikipedia articles needing style editing from march 2008all articles needing style editingarticles lacking in text citations from august 2009all articles lacking in text 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