Chunky Wedges and Clogs Galore on Chloé Fall 2024 RTW Front Row at Paris Fashion Week

In one of the standout debuts for this season, Chemena Kamali returned Chloé to its bohemian roots for fall 2024.

The collection, unveiled today during Paris Fashion Week, featured frilly dresses, patchwork denim and fringed jackets. Paired with long hair styled in free, loose curls, the showing returned to the 1970s, when the late Karl Lagerfeld was the brand’s creative director. (He is the only male designer to ever function as the brand’s top designer in a history that stretches more than 70 years.)

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While the shoes on the fall 2024 runway were varied — fringed pumps, stud-bedecked leather sandals, as well as a mule featuring a kitten heel — front-row attendees almost uniformly wore some style of wedge.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Fashion designer Chemena Kamali acknowledges the applause of the audience during the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Chemena Kamali at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images

Sienna Miller, Georgia May Jagger, Pat Cleveland and her daughter Anna, Liya Kebede, Clemence Poesy, Kiernan Shipka and more wore wedges for the event.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kiernan Shipka attends the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Kiernan Shipka at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images

New York Times chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman tweeted a photo of Posey chatting with Suzy Bemba and Alice Isaaz all wearing various versions. Posey’s style featured a strap and buckle at the ankle, while Bemba’s were more of a mule variety. All were in various versions of brown and black.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Pat Cleveland attends the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Pat Cleveland at the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Georgia May Jagger attends the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Georgia May Jagger at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images

On the runway, there was one clog option, paired with denim. That style was lined with rivets and featured the brand’s logo on a gold plate inside the heel. Many view wedges as providing more support and comfort in lieu of other high-heeled styles like a stiletto.

Model at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.
Model at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.WWD
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House)  A model, shoe detail,  walks the runway during the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)
Shoe at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images

It is unclear if these designs are set to be part of a seasonal collection or if they are house staples, pulled from the archives. Though fall 2024 was the public debut of Kamali’s first collection, the designer also showed a pre-fall 2024 collection to select clients. That collection will be unveiled publicly following this week’s debut.

Chloé does not stand alone with wedges this season though: during London Fashion Week earlier this month, Daniel Lee sent out models in boots at Burberry with built-in wedge heels.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Amy Suzuki and Aya Suzuki attend the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Amy Suzuki and Aya Suzuki at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Suzy Bemba attends the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on February 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Suzy Bemba at the Chloé fall 2024 RTW front row on Feb. 29 in Paris.Getty Images
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