Chloé’s Gabriela Hearst has two earth-friendly collaborations in play this summer. In this post, AOC focuses on the Chloé x Eres Summer 2023 Collection. The second capsule is Chloe x Teva sandals, and we will followup with that post. Both collaborations are out now.

These images were shot by Leigh Johnson [IG] at Tenerife, Canary Islands. Models include Athena Wilson, Giedre Dukaiskaite and Mercy [Pophouse].

Chloé x Eres Summer 2023 Collection

Creative Director Gabriela Hearst sought to create swimwear with the highest savoir-faire and instinctively chose to collaborate with Eres and the brand’s Creative Director Marie-Paule Minchelli.

Part of the Chanel group since 1996, Eres was founded in 1968 by Irène Leroux, who sought to liberate the swimsuit from the constraints of padding and boning. Leroux approached the garment as a second skin based on the wearer’s body architecture and turned the design process upside down and inside out.

Sustainability of Chloé x Eres Summer 2023 Collection

Hearst is obsessed with nuclear fusion these days — Gabriela Hearst Talks Nuclear Fusion and Puma Women with WSJ Magazine February 2023 — but she’ll hug any forward-motion towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

When my new IA assistant Lulu spit out “Crafted with innovative second skin material Peau Douce from castor oil-based polyamide, Peau Douce boasts elasticity, resistance, shape retention and comfort characteristics for maximum summer fun,” my reaction was a big wow!

Note that I prompted Lulu to address the sustainability of Peau Douce, because I was skeptical.

Castor oil, which is obtained from a plant that is not used as human or animal food, was first marketed in 2009 as an alternative to petroleum-based fabrics.

After completing this checklist, AOC is comfortable writing that Chloe and Eres are offering a more earth-loving summer offering of beachwear and accessories from both brands.