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Raised in New York City, Chloe Mendel Corgan is the daughter of celebrity fave-designer Gilles Mendel of J. Mendel and Jenny Mui.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html|title=From Russia With Love|website=The New York Times|first=Jesse|last=Ashlock}}</ref> She is half Taiwanese and half French,<ref name=":0" /> and the sixth generation family member of the house of Mendel.<ref>https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html</ref> The first language she learned was Chinese.<ref name=":0" />
Raised in New York City, Chloe Mendel Corgan is the daughter of celebrity fave-designer Gilles Mendel of J. Mendel and Jenny Mui.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html|title=From Russia With Love|website=The New York Times|first=Jesse|last=Ashlock}}</ref> She is half Taiwanese and half French,<ref name=":0" /> and the sixth generation family member of the house of Mendel.<ref>https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html</ref> The first language she learned was Chinese.<ref name=":0" />


The Corgans met through a mutual friend. <ref>https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/billy-corgan-and-chloe-mendel-wedding</ref> When they met, Chloe was helping manage the original [[Madame ZuZu's]] tea shop In Highland Park, IL<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-chloe-mendel-engaged/|website=Loudwire|title=Billy Corgan and Longtime Girlfriend Chloe Mendel Just Got Engaged|access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref>. Chloe was never an employee of Billy Corgan<ref name=":0" /> For a while, they were merely good friends and didn't formally date in a traditional sense, before eventually falling in love.<ref>Chloe Corgan. October 3, 2023 Instagram Q&A</ref>
The Corgan's met through a mutual friend.<ref>https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/billy-corgan-and-chloe-mendel-wedding</ref> When they met, Chloe was helping manage the original [[Madame ZuZu's]] tea shop In Highland Park, IL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-chloe-mendel-engaged/|website=Loudwire|title=Billy Corgan and Longtime Girlfriend Chloe Mendel Just Got Engaged|access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> Chloe was never an employee of Billy Corgan.<ref name=":0" /> For a while, they were merely good friends and didn't formally date in a traditional sense, before eventually falling in love.<ref>Chloe Corgan. October 3, 2023 Instagram Q&A</ref>


They have since had two children together. Chloe Mendel Corgan gave birth to their son named Augustus Juppiter Corgan<ref>http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/billy-corgan-welcomes-son-augustus-juppiter-corgan-w160199</ref> on November 16, 2015. They welcomed their second child, a daughter named Philomena Clementine Corgan,<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478118/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-daughter-announcement-philomena</ref> on October 2, 2018.
They have since had two children together. Chloe Mendel Corgan gave birth to their son named Augustus Juppiter Corgan<ref>http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/billy-corgan-welcomes-son-augustus-juppiter-corgan-w160199</ref> on November 16, 2015. They welcomed their second child, a daughter named Philomena Clementine Corgan,<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478118/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-daughter-announcement-philomena</ref> on October 2, 2018.

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Chloe Mendel Corgan
Chloe performing with Billy Corgan and Frank Catalano Quartet at the Together and Together Again benefit show on July 27, 2022.
Background information
Birth nameChloé Mendel
Born (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32)
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Associated actsBilly Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins
Instagram@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

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. 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.

Maison Atia

Chloe Mendel Corgan studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago working with her father before launching our own faux-fur brand[11] with Gustave Maisonrouge in 2017, called Maison Atia.[12][13] The brand gained popularity among millennials thanks to Gigi Hadid[14] and Vogue Paris named it most trendy faux-fur of the winter in 2019.[15] Chloe is the company's creative director.[2]

In 2020, Billy Corgan wrote the jingle "Maison Atia" with Chloe serving as producer.

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References

  1. Barnas, Tom. "Billy Corgan's Madame ZuZu's Teahouse reborn in art deco space reminiscent of a 1930's tea salon". WGN9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyWj-fqpkt4/
  3. https://www.instagram.com/p/CiYDZYSpkkC/
  4. Ashlock, Jesse. "From Russia With Love". The New York Times.
  5. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/tmagazine/interactive/jmendel.html
  6. https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/billy-corgan-and-chloe-mendel-wedding
  7. "Billy Corgan and Longtime Girlfriend Chloe Mendel Just Got Engaged". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. Chloe Corgan. October 3, 2023 Instagram Q&A
  9. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/billy-corgan-welcomes-son-augustus-juppiter-corgan-w160199
  10. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8478118/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-daughter-announcement-philomena
  11. "Chloé Mendel Introduces New Line of Faux Furs". Visual Therapy.
  12. Onoda, Masato. "Brand to Know: Coats (and Home Goods) Made Entirely of Faux Fur". The New York Times Style Magazine.
  13. Borrell-Persson, Laird. "Maison Atia Is a Kate Moss–Approved Luxury Faux-Fur Brand That Plays With the Concept of Heritage". Vogue.
  14. https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/photo-gallery/44448015/image/44451627/Maison-Atia-Coat
  15. https://www.vogue.fr/mode/article/on-a-trouve-la-marque-de-fausse-fourrure-la-plus-mode-de-lhiver-maison-atia-mode