Chapter 4: Off-beat Left-Bank debut At 9:30 am on 29 November 1957, Gaby Aghion presented her first fashion show to the press and buyers over breakfast at the Café de Flore, the regular Left-Bank haunt for her friends, the artists and intellectuals of the day. A far cry from the formal and hushed presentations of the haute couture salons, the models sashayed around the tables — animated and connected to real life. From this debut until the mid-1970s, #Chloé collections were presented in similar settings, such as Brasserie Lipp and Closerie des Lilas. These iconic addresses, a part of the fabric of daily life and frequented by free-spirited thinkers, manifest the authentic and modern spirit of Chloé. Image Credits: 1-2-3- Pictures from Chloé's first shows at Café de Flore (1957) Spring-Summer Collection 1958, Getty Images 4- Invitation to the 1958 Spring Summer fashion show from collection of Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 5- Brasserie Lipp Fall Winter 1958 fashion show 6- Illustration in Le Figaro of the Autumn Winter 1964 show at the Brasserie Lipp 7- Invitation to the 1960 Fall Winter show at La Closerie des Lilas from collection of Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 8- 1960 Winter fashion show at La Closerie des Lilas
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