Introduction
Natacha Ramsay-Levi is a French designer born in Paris in 1980. She developed her career alongside Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton before Chloé appointed her creative director on 3 April 2017, with responsibility for ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories.
Her Chloé tenure ran until 3 December 2020 and brought a historian’s attention to the archive. Collections revived Lagerfeld geometry and Stella McCartney’s horse motif, joined tailoring to Ibiza and equestrian references, and incorporated work by artists including Rithika Merchant, Rita Ackermann, Marion Verboom and the estate of Corita Kent. Spring/Summer 2021, A Season in Hope, was her final runway collection.
Design ethos
Ramsay-Levi works by setting historical fragments into a modern, mobile silhouette. Fluid dresses and print sit beside sharp shoulders, boots, hardware and jewellery; the tension gives Chloé’s softness a more urban and intellectual edge.
Her phrase ‘vintage in the future’ describes an archive method based on recombination rather than faithful revival. Art installations, literary soundtracks and collaborative print expanded the runway beyond clothing, while leather goods and accessories remained integrated into the same historical argument.
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Career history
2020
Natacha Ramsay-Levi's Spring/Summer 2021 show became the runway endpoint of her Chloé tenure.
2017
Chloé appointed Natacha Ramsay-Levi creative director on 3 April 2017 with responsibility for ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories. She combined archive research, sharper tailoring and artist collaborations before stepping down on 3 December 2020.
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