Museum Exhibited F/W 2000 Chloe Runway Plastic Feather Coat designer-kenzo Fully lined in pink silk

Fully lined in pink silk and it closes with a back painted metal zipper

Wonderful and unusual printed silk Malcolm Starr has a decidedly tribal vibe that blends perfectly with its hippie chic silhouette

The neckline is rounded and high

A wide banding at the waist has classic Pucci print and I love the swirling bands that fly up the skirt towards the waist

The bodice is lined in a sheer nude netting and the skirt in a nude silk

Museum Exhibited F/W 2000 Chloe Runway Plastic Feather Coat designer-kenzo Fully lined in pink silkThis was Look 49 in the Fall 2000 runway. Stella McCartney's time as head designer at Chloe really launched her career and it was pieces like this that also firmly entrenched her stance on not using any animal products in her collections which in 2000 was not necessarily the norm. She was one of the front runners of this movement. Vogue. com said of this collection: VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards Designer of the Year nominee for her Chlo collection, Stella