Object: Set
Brand:
Chloé
(French, founded 1952)
Designer:
Stella McCartney
(born 1971)
Date: Spring 1999
Medium: Silk
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2021.44.1
DescriptionGrey silk slip dress with printed floral motif, ruched bodice and waistband, button up back, handkerchief hem; coordinating grey striped shawl with floral motif and fringed ends
Label Text:Venerated French ready-to-wear brand Chloé hired Stella McCartney in 1997. As the daughter of musician Paul McCartney, Stella’s pedigree could easily have easily overshadowed her abilities—but she quickly proved her merit with skillfully tailored separates and slinky slip dresses. McCartney’s successful recapturing of the Chloé spirit was pivotal to the fashion house takeovers of the nineties.
Exhibitions:
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties