Designer Phoebe Philo, 'the Chanel of her generation', breaks her silence


By AGENCY

Famous for transforming both Chloe and Celine, Phoebe Philo walked away from the industry almost seven years ago. She returned under her own name late last year. Photo: The New York Times

The last time Phoebe Philo, who has been called “the Chanel of her generation”, gave a formal interview was a decade ago.

The designer, whose work offered women respite from the limits of the male gaze, has never been all that interested in explaining herself.

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