At a Post-Fashion Show Dinner, Sienna Miller Embodied the Chloé Cool Girl

Following her sophomore show for Chloé, Chemena Kamali was celebrated by editors and friends at a candlelit dinner in her honor, set in the decadent Proustian ambiance of Paris’ Lapérouse restaurant. Since 1766, its intimate salons have served as an elegant house of pleasure, where courtesans entertained their wealthy aristocratic patrons. Legend has it that in one of the salons, known as Le Sénateur, hidden behind a door with a secret passage, femme fatales would etch their signatures onto mirrors to test the authenticity of the diamonds they received as gifts.

“I love that it’s such a Parisian classic!” said Kamali. “It’s a very cozy and sensual place that carries a lot of history, but it’s also somewhere people still love to go to today. I love that mix of past and present. It felt important to bring my friends and family together after the show in an intimate and fun place, with a warm and personal atmosphere and great food!”

The bohemian and romantic atmosphere was well suited to the vision Kamali brings to Chloé, with her great personal style deeply influencing the collections she designs. However, there are charismatic women who have inspired her throughout her creative journey: “Gaby Aghion, the founder of Chloé, wanted to encourage women to dare, to empower them and give them freedom. There’s this strong woman-to-woman connection in the DNA of Chloé that I feel strongly about. For me, the women who feel connected to Chloé represent freedom; they live and dress instinctively and very personally. I think what they love is that Chloé doesn’t transform them into someone they’re not.”

Chloé is quickly becoming the go-to brand for girls who approach boho style with a modern edge and without nostalgia; Sienna Miller is among its most loyal supporters. Looking every inch the embodiment of Chloe’s cool, radiant in a broad-shouldered black leather cropped jacket, soft wide-leg pants, and the famous platform clogs, she was full of praises for Kamali.

“I’ve always been in love with Chloé; it represents everything I enjoy wearing since I first discovered it through Stella and Phoebe. I used to save up to buy their pieces—I still wear a pair of green boots with a chain around the ankle, it was around 2003,” she said. “The spirit of the brand has always resonated with my style, but I lost touch with it for a while. Last season, I was invited back, and it felt like seeing everything I had missed and wanted from fashion—my dream wardrobe!” she enthused, saying that she liked every single piece from the Spring show.

She was particularly attracted by the bloomers and romantic, lacy white lingerie frocks opening the show. “I ve actually spent summers searching for antique French lingerie; just last week, I found a pair of ’70s bloomers and a white matching top at a market in England, and I saw something similar on the Spring runway,” she reminisced. "Chloé is feminine without being overly sweet. Although I’ve stepped away from my bohemian side for a while, I feel that what Chemena is doing at Chloé truly captures the essence of what I like to wear — it’s refreshing to reconnect with that part of myself. Her designs feel open and liberating, full of optimism and lightness. It’s the girl I aspire to be—the coolest girl in the room. There’s so much heart in her work”.

Kamali has brought to Chloé a sense of romance that rhymes with strength. “There are opposites and contradictions in everything, especially in women’s lives,” Kamali told Vogue. “There are moments when you feel confident and empowered, there are moments when you feel more vulnerable and soft; these opposites are all natural and coexist. I am really inspired by that. We go through different stages in life, and dressing is part of that self-discovery.”

Guests enjoyed the delicious Lapérouse’s Michelin-starred French menu, with succulent Chateaubriand steaks served with pommes frites, or sea brim with a side of creamy mashed potatoes. Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits. Karlie Kloss chatted with Pat Cleveland, who was in attendance with daughter Anna. The lensmen’s contingent was represented by David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, and Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, deep in conversation with creative director Ferdinando Verderi; models Jessica Miller and Taylor Hill, French actress Rebecca Dayan and French designer Jeanne Damas looked like the beautiful epitomes of Chloé cool.