Chloé · 1990s · 1997
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The Paris Slip
ENTRY 0003 · Chloé · 1990s · 1997
Provenance
Bought in Paris in 1997. First worn the following spring at a bistro in the 6th arrondissement; travelled to a wedding in Prague and a gallery opening in Berlin before returning to the Vault's floor in 2026. Sold to its final owner with the full itinerary recorded.
The record
The little black dress with a passport full of stamps. Silk, spaghetti straps, a bias cut that hits just below the knee — and a résumé that outshines most formalwear: one unforgettable first night in Paris, a wedding in Prague, a gallery opening in Berlin. What makes this piece archival is not the fabric but the accumulation — three cities, a decade, and a dress that was never the same twice because the woman wearing it was never the same twice.
Cross-reference
This piece left the Vault — its story is kept in Last Seen“Chloé Black Slip Cocktail Dress” · sold
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