Inside Chloé’s Spring 2027 Collection Celebrating London Tailor Edward Sexton
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Chemena Kamali pays homage to the moment legendary Savile Row tailor Edward Sexton joined Chloé as a tailoring consultant during Stella McCartney’s tenure at the Parisian house.
Since Chemena Kamali took charge of Chloé in 2023, she has built her collections around the Maison’s storied 74-year history of femininity, remaining faithful to its hereditary DNA, offering a prêt-à-porter wardrobe that’s romantic, free-spirited, and bourgeois-bohemian.
For her Spring (or Resort) 2027 collection, Kamali rewinds to the 1990s when Richemont entrusted its future to a freshly graduated, 25-year-old Stella McCartney. The appointment was met with skepticism, and most memorably from Karl Lagerfeld, who remarked, “I think they should have taken a big name. They did, but in music, not fashion,” before adding, “Let’s hope she’s as gifted as her father,” a pointed reference to Beatle Paul McCartney.
Rather than focusing on her body of work, the collection explores the notion of when Savile Row tailor Edward Sexton joined Chloé as a tailoring consultant for her debut collection in 1997, who even moved production to menswear factories to get the fit right for sale. Having mentored McCartney before her appointment, Sexton revolutionized British tailoring with his sensual, elongated silhouettes, which were worn by Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, the rest of the Beatles, and, decades later, Harry Styles.
Hourglass jackets, cropped riding coats, architectural blazers, and clean-cut tailored three-piece suits arrive in gray mélanges, pastel blues, and classic pinstripes, echoing Sexton’s Art Deco reinterpretation of tradition with Chloé’s unmistakable softness. Counterbalanced by gauzy lace blouses, lingerie dresses, and satin slips, the collection conjures a modern woman who commands the room in tailoring while remaining unmistakably herself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chloé was founded in Paris in 1952 by Gaby Aghion, who pioneered luxury ready-to-wear for women, offering an alternative to the rigid formality of haute couture.
Over the years, Chloé has been defined by the creative vision of designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Martine Sitbon, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo, Paulo Melim Andersson, Hannah MacGibbon, Clare Waight Keller, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, Gabriela Hearst, and Chemena Kamali.
Chemena Kamali looked back to the late 1990s, when legendary Savile Row tailor Edward Sexton joined Chloé as a tailoring consultant during Stella McCartney’s early years at the House.
Edward Sexton (1942–2023) was one of Britain’s most influential Savile Row tailors. He transformed traditional British tailoring with broader shoulders, sweeping lapels, sculpted waists, and fluid proportions that brought glamour and sensuality to bespoke menswear.
Chemena Kamali is the German-born creative director of Chloé. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, she previously worked at Chloé under Phoebe Philo and Clare Waight Keller before serving at Saint Laurent. She returned to Chloé in 2023 as creative director.