Unspoken. Chloé SS27

October 3, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

There was something beautifully unspoken about Chemena Kamali’s latest collection for Chloé. On one hand, it played with notions of girlish innocence – all that white broderie anglaise – but there was also a certain fetishistic undercurrent. The PVC trenches were kind of kinky, giving the lineup a daring quality that kept it from feeling too straightforward.

Kamali looked back at her own past at Chloé, particularly the spring 2002 collection she worked on during Phoebe Philo’s tenure. Hence the memorable openwork details, the suits with a certain powerful stance to them (but never too masculine), finished with one big statement necklace, and that particular taste for the risqué that the maison embodied at the time – very Paris-meets-London. But this wasn’t nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. Looking at the collection, all you could see was a woman who feels free.

ED’s SELECTION:

Chloé Lace-trimmed Crinkled Silk-satin Top

Chloé Junie Leather-trimmed Tpu Mules

Chloé Gayia Aviator-style Tortoiseshell Acetate Sunglasses

Chloé Paddington Python-effect Locket-detail Shoulder Bag

Chloé Wool-crepe Straight-leg Pants

Chloé Suzie Ruched Floral-print Satin Sandals

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That Girl. Chloé Resort 2027

July 11, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

For her resort 2027 collection for Chloé, Chemena Kamali turned to the archives – but not those of Gaby Aghion or Karl Lagerfeld. Instead, she looked to the late 1990s, when Stella McCartney arrived at the house with an unprecedented sense of youthful confidence. Back then, the British designer transformed Chloé into the go-to destination for women seeking a great Savile Row–esque suit that could just as easily be thrown over a frivolous lingerie top. The echoes of that masculine-feminine flirtation are back, and it’s hard not to fall for the lacey dresses, satin jackets, and ballet skirts, which never veer into saccharine territory because they’re grounded by washed denim, robust furs, vintage-inspired hardware, and sharp, down-to-business tailoring. Kamali’s work carries a natural feminine energy that’s perfectly in tune with Chloé’s enduring charm, and it makes you want to be that girl – no matter the season.

GET THE LOOK:

Chloé High-rise Straight-leg Jeans

Chloé Lace-trimmed Crinkled Silk-satin Top

Chloé Shearling-lined Quilted Shell Coat

Chloé Lola Studded Leather Platform Pumps

Chloé Paddington Python-effect Locket-detail Shoulder Bag

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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New Frontiers. Chloé AW26

March 6, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

At Chloé, Chemena Kamali delivered her best – and perhaps most daring – collection to date. The designer, who captured the hearts of women around the world with her revival of bohemian spirit, has now tweaked her Chloé girl, taking her somewhere less expected. READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE.

ED’s SELECTION:

Chloé Eve Suede Over-the-knee Boots

Chloé Paneled Leather Jacket

Chloé Tiered Organic Silk-mousseline Maxi Skirt

Chloé Paddington Embellished Leather Tote

Chloé Gathered Tie-detailed Lace-trimmed Silk-satin Mini Dress

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Innocence. Chloé Pre-Fall 2026

February 1, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

There’s just something about Chemena Kamali’s Chloé girl that never grows tiresome. Yes, she has a fixation on the past – but it’s a charming one. For pre-fall 2026 – shot by Mark Kean, who has an incredible way of capturing blown-out hair and a certain innocence in his subjects – Kamali proposes a strikingly chic formula: a basic henley elevated by a draped pencil skirt and a leather basque belt. Easy, flirty, fun. Elsewhere, a ruffled blouse – modeled after the Chloé dress Karl Lagerfeld designed for Paloma Picasso’s wedding – is dressed down with stretch-velvet stirrup pants, creating a look that feels Parisian in a postcard way, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Kamali is only approaching her third year at Chloé, yet it feels as though she’s been thriving there for an era (she did, after all, work at the house under Phoebe Philo’s helm in the early 2000s, so this tracks). She has rebuilt the brand into a sanctuary of unpretentious, witty femininity, with each collection reading as a natural continuation of the last. Kamali herself notes, “what I get as feedback is that you can mix the collections quite well – pieces from the first show with last season’s pre-collection, say.” This isn’t a PR line; it’s a fact easily observed on the streets of Paris.

ED’s SELECTION:

Chloé Tiered Organic Silk-mousseline Maxi Skirt

Chloé Eve Suede Over-the-knee Boots

Chloé Embellished Cotton-velvet Jacket

Chloé Gathered Tie-detailed Lace-trimmed Silk-satin Mini Dress

Chloé Wool-crepe Straight-leg Pants

Chloé Jeanette Studded Platform Clogs

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Quirky. Chloé SS26

October 14, 2025 | Design & Culture by Ed

Although Chemena Kamali drew inspiration from Gaby Aghion’s (Chloé’s founder) archives from the 1950s and ’60s, she managed to reinterpret the mini dresses with bubbly, couture-like shapes in a contemporary, quirky-but-chic way. At first, I wasn’t sure about the fullness of some of the floral bows and drapes – often rendered in acidic colourways and styled with contrasting leggings – but there’s something undeniably fascinating about the oddness of this silhouette. I’m also obsessed with the distinctly 1980s make-up moment: the flashy, bold pink lipstick that creates a cool tension against the “safe” beiges of the shoulder-padded trench coats. Add to that the PVC sandals and Vanessa Beecroft’s photographic lens at the show, and you get a fresh, not so obvious vision of the Chloé-by-Chemena girl – less lace-y and Sienna Miller-esque than before.