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Matthieu Blazy’s Space-Set Chanel Debut Recasts House Codes to Ovation

The high-stakes first show signals Chanel’s bid to refresh its image after a profit slide.

A model presents a creation by designer Matthieu Blazy as part of his Spring/Summer 2026 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for the fashion house Chanel during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Jing Boran poses for photographers upon arrival at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
A model wears a creation as part of the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
A model wears a creation as part of the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Overview

  • Blazy unveiled Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2026 at Paris Fashion Week in the Grand Palais beneath a suspended solar system of glowing planets.
  • The collection balanced heritage and modernity with dropped waists, masculine tailoring, frayed tweeds, feathered evening looks and Charvet-collaboration shirts.
  • Accessories reset the tempo with “crushed” takes on the 2.55, metallic bags with exposed seams, bold jewelry and reimagined two-tone heels.
  • An audience of more than 2,000, including Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Pedro Pascal, rose for a standing ovation at the finale.
  • The debut lands during a wave of creative turnovers and follows Chanel’s 2024 profit decline, with Blazy saying he designed the show “as if it was our last.”