Overview

• On July 8, Chanel staged its 110th-anniversary couture show in the Grand Palais Salon d’Honneur, recreating the 31 rue Cambon salon at supersized scale.
• The newly restored Salon d’Honneur underwent a €600 million renovation co-funded by Chanel, revealing its gilded architecture at the anniversary event.
• The Fall-Winter 2025/26 collection embraced a nature-inspired country theme with gold-sprayed wheat motifs, bouclé tweeds, mohair suits and faux-fur feathers.
• Willo Perron’s set design evoked intimate Art Deco heritage on a monumental scale to balance nostalgia with spectacle.
• Chanel launched a Sofia Coppola–edited book and companion podcast to deepen its couture heritage narrative as anticipation builds for Matthieu Blazy’s debut.