WHAT'S AROUND: To kick off Chemena Kamali's debut collection for Chloé, it was only fitting that Sienna Miller, the queen of boho chic, was among the front row guests.
The British actress may have once turned her back on the style that spawned thousands of copies, but even she feels it's ripe for a revival.
“It's been so long since it went vintage, so now I have all these great things that are back on trend, and I think that's why I'm so excited about this show,” said she told `. “It feels like a nostalgic throwback to a time that was actually very happy and creative – and yes, I like it now.”
Kamali, who previously worked under both Phoebe Philo and Clare Waight Keller at Chloé, embodied her brand's cool-girl chic with her collection of retro-inspired flowing blouses and capes.
Miller, dressed in a boxy black leather jacket, lace-trimmed slip skirt and chunky wedge heels, has accompanied the brand through several incarnations.
“Every iteration they went through was really beautiful and, in my opinion, true to Chloé, such a feminine, unconventional brand. “I’m already loving the pieces I’ve rented and can’t wait to see what’s on the runway,” she said. “It feels like the Chloé I fell in love with the first time.”
A look down the line showed other guests, including Kiernan Shipka, Thomasin McKenzie and Georgia May Jagger, wearing the same shoes, although only Pat Cleveland could claim they were custom-made.
“I have this shoe with my name on it: It says Pat,” she exclaimed, pointing to the graffiti-style words etched into the heel.
Kamali, who is obsessed with the late '70s period when Karl Lagerfeld was the brand's creative director, included the inscription as a tribute to the veteran model, who attended with her model daughter Anna Cleveland and son-in-law Jefferson Hack.
There was a moment of mini-reunion as both Clevelands posed for photos with fellow icon Jerry Hall and their daughter Georgia May Jagger.
Hall is one of the faces of Kamali's inaugural campaign. “I was so thrilled and touched, very flattered and surprised. “I’ve been doing a few modeling for old ladies lately,” said the 67-year-old with a broad smile.
Jagger said she felt inspired while watching videos of her mother in her modeling heyday.
“It was so much fun because she was just dancing around and you felt like it was more like a theater show than just a normal catwalk. I love this, I hope it comes back,” she said.
Hall was a camel vision from head to toe in the new Chloé. “I love these giant Puss in Boots boots and they have them in my size, which is very exciting,” she purred.
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