Strapless mini dress from Chloé’s Spring Summer 1998 runway collection - Stella McCartney’s debut for the house. Presented on October 15, 1997 in Paris, the show marked her appointment as creative director at just 25, succeeding Karl Lagerfeld, and introduced a defining aesthetic that would shape the Chloé house during her tenure.
Cut in a fluid steel-blue silk satin, the dress features a clean, structured bodice that falls into an asymmetrically draped skirt, wrapping softly across the hips. A contrasting ivory underlayer emerges at the hem, intricately embroidered with tonal florals and finished with a beaded tassel fringe - adding movement, texture, and a sense of delicacy against the sleek satin overlay.
The interplay of lingerie-inspired softness and precise tailoring reflects the core language of McCartney’s debut collection. In particular, this dress was shown on icon Kate Moss.
References: Chloé Spring Summer 1998 Ready-to-Wear runway show, Paris, modeled by Kate Moss (1), Point of View, Spring 1998, modeled by Yasmin Le Bon, photographed by Michael Williams (2), Harper’s Bazaar US, March 1998, modeled by Aurélie Claudel, photographed by Perry Ogden (3), Stella McCartney’s First Chloé Collection-Spring 1998 Full Runway Show, Style.com (4).
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