Against the speed of fashion, at her own pace and by her own rules: the Phoebe Philo way
Over a professional career of nearly 30 years, Phoebe Philo has become one of the fashion world’s most inspiring figures, thanks to a stance that protects her own priorities. The consistency reflected in her designs and her way of working is a reminder that what really matters is creating, and that doing so does not require joining in with all the industry’s noise.
If you think of quiet luxury as no more than a passing aesthetic trend of the last few seasons, you have not yet truly met it. The career of Phoebe Philo, the British designer known for her work at Chloé and Céline, is a good place to start if you want to see what this idea means in the fashion world.
Born in Paris in 1973 to a British family, Philo moved to London with her parents when she was two, and grew up there. Her interest in fashion began early: with the sewing machine she was given for her 14th birthday, she set about reworking her own clothes. To study fashion, she went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London’s legendary school, and graduated in 1996.
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