Fashion career profile
Chemena Kamali
Chemena Kamali is a German fashion designer and the creative director of Chloé. She studied fashion at Central Saint Martins, completing a master’s degree in 2007. Kamali first worked at Chloé early in her career and returned in 2013 as design director after gaining further experience at Saint Laurent. She continued at Saint Laurent from 2016, working within the studio associated with the house’s ready-to-wear collections. Richemont announced her appointment to lead Chloé in October 2023; her first collection for the house was presented for Autumn/Winter 2024. Her return makes the Chloé role both a current appointment and a continuation of an earlier professional relationship with the maison. The record distinguishes her 2013 design-director position from the later creative-director appointment, and records her Saint Laurent work as a separate chapter rather than merging several jobs into one generic designer credit.
- Role
- Creative Director, Chloé
- Nationality
- German
- Age
- 44
- Career appointments
- 3
- Fashion houses
- 2
- Hyères Festival Announces 2026 Fashion and Accessories WinnersThe Impression · 2026-10-19
- Saint Laurent Set for ‘New Chapter’WWD · 2026-10-12
- Chemena Kamali presents 'obsessions' and contrasts at ChloéFashionNetwork · 2026-10-01
- Education: MA Fashion, Central Saint Martins (2007)Richemont’s appointment announcement records her postgraduate fashion education. · Richemont
- Saint Laurent: Women’s Ready-to-Wear Design Director (from 2016)The Chloé appointment release identifies this as her most recent role before returning to Chloé. · Richemont
- Earlier Chloé role: Design Director, 2013–2016This earlier design leadership is separate from the 2023 creative-director appointment. · Richemont
- 2013 — Returns to Chloé as Design DirectorThis role is distinct from her later creative-director appointment.
- 2016 — Moves to Saint LaurentRichemont’s career summary records her Saint Laurent chapter beginning in 2016.
- 2023 — Appointed Creative Director of ChloéRichemont announced her return to lead the maison in October 2023.
- 2023–Present — Creative Director — ChloéCurrent appointment · Richemont / Chloé
- 2016–2023 — Women’s Ready-to-Wear Design Director — Saint LaurentHistorical appointment · Richemont; Chloé
- 2013–2016 — Design Director — ChloéHistorical appointment · Richemont