With WWD reporting that Paolo Melim Andersson and Chloe have officially broken up, we find ourselves looking back on their relationship the same way we did when we found out that Lauren and Brody parted ways. Admittedly, they weren’t together very long, but we really liked where things were going.
For us, Paolo was like a latter day Karl Lagerfeld, creating stark, startlingly cool clothes, and some of the most exciting shoes we’ve seen in a while. And ok, so we get that Cathy Horyn isn’t a fan, but really, is she a fan of anyone?
We’re sure that Hannah MacGibbon (former assistant to Valentino) will do a fantastic job in the top slot, and Phoebe Philo was herself promoted from assistant to Creative Director, so there is a recent precedent for an anonymous designer making waves at the house. We just really hope that she takes this time to create something personal and unique like Paolo did, rather than retreading on Chloe’s bestsellers (see the Paddington themed Overload of 2006).
We can only take comfort in the fact that Paolo lasted longer than Lars Nilsson at Gianfranco Ferre.
—BRETT KANE
posted by Cortege
Mar 10, 2008 3:06PM
Finally.
Now Chloe can get back in business.