Chloe Mendel Corgan
| Chloe Mendel Corgan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chloe performing with Billy Corgan and Frank Catalano Quartet at the Together and Together Again benefit show on July 27, 2022. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chloé Mendel |
| Born | September 10, 1992 |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Associated acts | Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins |
| @chloemendel | |
Chloé Mendel Corgan (born September 10, 1992) is a fashion designer, creative director, business owner, and musician. She is the wife of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, with whom she has two children. The Corgans own Madame ZuZu's, a tea shop, vegan restaurant and performance space in Highland Park, Illinois,[1] where she serves as the creative director.[2]
Chloe Mendel Corgan has occasionally performed live with Billy Corgan, usually as a vocalist but she played piano on one song at Madame Zuzu's one year anniversary celebration.
On Chloe's 30th birthday, Billy Corgan made a marriage proposal to which she "of course said yes."[3] They married on September 16, 2023, one day before the Siamese Dream 30th Anniversary show.
Background[edit | edit source]
Raised in New York City, Chloe Mendel Corgan is the daughter of celebrity fave-designer Gilles Mendel of J. Mendel and Jenny Mui.[4] She is half Taiwanese and half French,[2] and the sixth generation family member of the house of Mendel.[5] The first language she learned was Chinese.[2]
The Corgan's met through a mutual friend.[6] When they met, Chloe was helping manage the original Madame ZuZu's tea shop In Highland Park, IL.[7] Chloe was never an employee of Billy Corgan.[2] For a while, they were merely good friends and didn't formally date in a traditional sense, before eventually falling in love.[8]
They have since had two children together, and are expecting their third. Chloe Mendel Corgan gave birth to their son named Augustus Juppiter Corgan[9] on November 16, 2015. They welcomed their second child, a daughter named Philomena Clementine Corgan,[10] on October 2, 2018. A third child was announced in August 2024.[11]
Maison Atia[edit | edit source]
Chloe Mendel Corgan studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago working with her father before launching our own faux-fur brand[12] with Gustave Maisonrouge in 2017, called Maison Atia.[13][14] The brand gained popularity among millennials thanks to Gigi Hadid[15] and Vogue Paris named it most trendy faux-fur of the winter in 2019.[16] Chloe is the company's creative director.[2]
In 2020, Billy Corgan wrote the jingle "Maison Atia" with Chloe serving as producer.
Touring stats
- Total shows: 13 shows
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2013-09-26 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2023-12-31 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Barnas, Tom. "Billy Corgan's Madame ZuZu's Teahouse reborn in art deco space reminiscent of a 1930's tea salon". WGN9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyWj-fqpkt4/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CiYDZYSpkkC/
- ↑ Ashlock, Jesse. "From Russia With Love". The New York Times.
- ↑ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/billy-corgan-and-chloe-mendel-wedding
- ↑ "Billy Corgan and Longtime Girlfriend Chloe Mendel Just Got Engaged". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Chloe Corgan. October 3, 2023 Instagram Q&A
- ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/billy-corgan-welcomes-son-augustus-juppiter-corgan-w160199
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478118/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-daughter-announcement-philomena
- ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and Wife Chloé Mendel Expecting Baby No. 3: 'An Exciting Time' (Exclusive)". People. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Chloé Mendel Introduces New Line of Faux Furs". Visual Therapy.
- ↑ Onoda, Masato. "Brand to Know: Coats (and Home Goods) Made Entirely of Faux Fur". The New York Times Style Magazine.
- ↑ Borrell-Persson, Laird. "Maison Atia Is a Kate Moss–Approved Luxury Faux-Fur Brand That Plays With the Concept of Heritage". Vogue.
- ↑ https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/photo-gallery/44448015/image/44451627/Maison-Atia-Coat
- ↑ https://www.vogue.fr/mode/article/on-a-trouve-la-marque-de-fausse-fourrure-la-plus-mode-de-lhiver-maison-atia-mode