Chloé is owned by Richemont (Switzerland, SIX: CFR), which acquired the brand in 1985.[1][2] Chloé was founded in 1952 in Paris and was independent until 1985.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA Annual Report 2025, 16 May 2025. Last checked .
Chloé was among the first houses to sell luxury ready-to-wear rather than couture, and Karl Lagerfeld designed for it for two decades. Richemont has owned it since 1985, and it became a certified B Corporation in 2021. Richemont owns it, and its name was chosen by the founder, an Egyptian-born Frenchwoman, because she wanted something warmer than her own surname on the label.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Richemont controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
The 40 brands in luxury fashion & leather goods on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is LVMH, with 8; Richemont has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Berluti | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alexander McQueen | Kering | 🇫🇷 France |
| Jil Sander | OTB Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Burberry | Burberry | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Miu Miu | Prada Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Thom Browne | Zegna | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Giorgio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Versace | Capri Holdings | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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Richemont is a publicly listed company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1988. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: CFR.
Richemont was created in 1988 when South African businessman Johann Rupert separated the international assets of Rembrandt Group into a Swiss holding company. It is the largest jewellery group in the world, built on Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, and the Rupert family retains voting control.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Chloé among them.
The group that became Richemont acquired Chloe, among the first houses to sell luxury ready-to-wear rather than couture, and where Karl Lagerfeld designed for two decades. Chloe became a certified B Corporation in 2021. Only the year is documented here.
The parent company of Chloé is Richemont, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Chloé originated in France in 1952, but it is owned today by Richemont, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Chloé is a French-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Richemont completed its acquisition of Chloé in 1985, after announcing the deal in 1985. The price was not disclosed.
Chloé was an independent company from its founding in 1952 in Paris until Richemont acquired it in 1985.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Chloé is still owned by Richemont. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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