Dao Jonesing

We haven't checked in with Miss Chloe for a while, kittens. Let's rectify that. Craft Magazine recently went on a Chloe-guided tour of her new design studio. Check it (and note that it's appropriately painted in "Chloe Dao Blue") :


She's adorable, no? And what a fabulous space. Loving some of the designs that she showed too. Very pretty and girly.


More from Craft:

"She designs most of the clothing in her boutique and works hands on throughout the production process from cutting all the fabric and more. We got a chance to be the first to see Chloe's new design studio where she shows us the designs and clothing for her new upcoming wholesale line. Can you believe she used to work in her mom's kitchen and dining room? She was gracious enough to be filmed in her sweats and no makeup, since she and her employees had just completed the Houston AIDS walk that morning."


Her store is gorgeous. We had no idea it was so huge. Now you know where that prize money went.

And how cool is this:

"This was dress featured in Chloe's runway show for Project Runway (Fall 2006) and is prominently placed in her boutique. Another version of the dress is also displayed in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C."



God, we forgot how gorgeous this dress was. We're curious about how it wound up in the Smithsonian.

Anyway, there's your Dao fix for the weekend. We're looking forward to seeing more of the line she's working on. Chloe Doll, call us!

[Video: Crazftzine.com - Photos: Courtesy of Natalie Zee Drieu/FirstView]