On a business trip to Los Angeles a few months ago, Natacha Ramsay-Levi was surprised to discover, among the meet-and-greets in her schedule, a calendar invite for drinks with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Since Ramsay-Levi was named creative director of Chloé in 2017, her first role at the top of a fashion house after 15 years of working under Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton, she has made a striking impression with designs that promote a modern idea of femininity. Editors and retailers have been eager to meet her, and that includes Paltrow, who, in turn, represents precisely the woman Ramsay-Levi has in mind when she designs.
“She’s heroic in a way,” Ramsay-Levi says. “She’s an icon. Cinema has always been an important inspiration for me, so I have to say…
