Chanel Pre-Fall 2026 New York

[Frederic01]

Oh my goodness these looks are hideous! No amount of word salad or pretentiousness will convince me otherwise. All that animalier! So tacky!


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[Frederic01]

And that look on Alex Consani! Hilarious. It gives Sazz from Only Murders in the Building LOL. Matthieu is obviously a fan!


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[disco54]

It reminded me of AM Gucci meets Phoebe's Celine but the product was a mess , those hideous skirts with upholstery fabrics. This Chanel collection by Karl which I vividly remember from the 80s actually is far fresher, chic than this LOL and its from almost 40 years ago !!! I have 3 pieces from this collection.

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

Oh my goodness these looks are hideous! No amount of word salad or pretentiousness will convince me otherwise. All that animalier! So tacky!


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Guilty, I do like the full skirt checker look though, because it's something Karl would do
But Julia's look is very Dior, and Awar's look—you can find it from TK Maxx or eBay

Also to have the likes of Bowen Yang at a Chanel show, just whyyyyyy??

 

[yslforever]

I have yet to see all the looks and the details, but I am overall ready to give up on him and his Chanel.
It's happening exactly what I feared when they appointed a CD with less than 3 years at the head of a label.

 

[Frederic01]

Guilty, I do like the full skirt checker look though, because it's something Karl would do

When I see a full length checked skirt I immediately think Maria Grazia Chiuri. Only because she made about 10,000 of them during her Dior tenure and she was obsessed with that shape skirt. On the other hand, when I think of Karl I think architecture and silhouette and graphicism. Blazy is another story altogether. He is yet to make an impact of terms of a signature, simply because he hasn't the fortitude or the vision to establish one. His Chanel is just...everything, everywhere, all at once. It's a bit of Dior, a bit of Chanel, a bit of Alaia, a bit of Bottega, a bit of Calvin Klein by Raf, a bit of this and that, and a tiny sprinkle of Chanel. But is his Chanel really "Chanel"? Honestly? I don't think so.

The more I see his work and the more I see what Phoebe is doing (even if it is on a smaller scale) the more I realise she really is the one true heir to Mademoiselle Chanel...

 

[swss]

When I see a full length checked skirt I immediately think Maria Grazia Chiuri. Only because she made about 10,000 of them during her Dior tenure and she was obsessed with that shape skirt. On the other hand, when I think of Karl I think architecture and silhouette and graphicism. Blazy is another story altogether. He is yet to make an impact of terms of a signature, simply because he hasn't the fortitude or the vision to establish one. His Chanel is just...everything, everywhere, all at once. It's a bit of Dior, a bit of Chanel, a bit of Alaia, a bit of Bottega, a bit of Calvin Klein by Raf, a bit of this and that, and a tiny sprinkle of Chanel. But is his Chanel really "Chanel"? Honestly? I don't think so.

The more I see his work and the more I see what Phoebe is doing (even if it is on a smaller scale) the more I realise she really is the one true heir to Mademoiselle Chanel...

But I can’t, he seems only understand the most superficial part of Phoebe

 

[Mrs.T]

From a stunning spring/ summer collection to this mess...

 

[PDFSD]

I would actually like to see how is process first. Does team at Chanel has any sort of say? Does group who manages it? Or is it just up to creative director on saying most of times yes or no to their team?

He is the creative director he directs the creativity the team propose and interpret his ideas from his looks folder brief ...he talks about it in his vogue interview...than final decision is him and influenced by his close team.

Chanel give him freedom to express himself at chanel for the first 2 years to get to know chanel and find his direction.

This explosion of random mix of looks and ideas and colors will continue and you will have same fate/fatigue as the Gucci and valentino of alessandro michele.

like a colorful christmas tree by jan your sick of it.

one issue that VV and Karl had at times is also not solved here with Blazy that is the clothes look dated on woman no matter the age.

also the clothes will be outdated fast , prada have this issue also with loud collections back to back each canceling out the previous one.

the music the setup the way the walk and clothes it was all chaotic and lack of precision and rigor of something lux and precious al held together by a tin thread of its Chanel + NYC Subway & Cinema / play characters ?

 

[miumeow]

that awful superman CC jumper
will I live a lifetime where Chanel will be great again ?!

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

The more I see this final mess on my social feed, the more I hate this non-existent choreography. Chanel fashion shows under Karl were well-oiled machines! Is Étienne Russo (Villa Eugénie) still doing the production?

This feels more authentic and genuine New York, messy yet intentional
Marc Jacobs Fall 2020

 

[Lola701]

Relooking at the collection in photos, I really like the cast. The video definitely gave a mood but doesn’t necessarily allow to concentrate on some looks.

Some of my highlights:




However, Matthieu, we can’t be friends with those looks:

I was like come on! Hopefully they will never get to production or even pre-orders. They can give them to Kristen. She can’t dress anyway, she wouldn’t look any different with these lol.

Source:WWD

 

[PDFSD]

The more I see this final mess on my social feed, the more I hate this non-existent choreography. Chanel fashion shows under Karl were well-oiled machines! Is Étienne Russo (Villa Eugénie) still doing the production?

This feels more authentic and genuine New York, messy yet intentional
Marc Jacobs Fall 2020

chaos is modern wel thought and produced is old fashion ..its freedom you can be a uber driver and a online business owner and be a yoga teacher all in the same week.

 

[THD96]

Relooking at the collection in photos, I really like the cast. The video definitely gave a mood but doesn’t necessarily allow to concentrate on some looks.

Some of my highlights:
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However, Matthieu, we can’t be friends with those looks:
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I was like come on! Hopefully they will never get to production or even pre-orders. They can give them to Kristen. She can’t dress anyway, she wouldn’t look any different with these lol.

Source:WWD

The shade , I didn't know you have that in you, I thought you were chicer.

The real question is do you have 5k for that “I ❤️ NY” t-shirt???

 

[PDFSD]

The shade , I didn't know you have that in you, I thought you were chicer.

The real question is do you have 5k for that “I ❤️ NY” t-shirt???

5k it will be closer to 10k its all over sequins lol

 

[yslforever]

Relooking at the collection in photos, I really like the cast. The video definitely gave a mood but doesn’t necessarily allow to concentrate on some looks.

Some of my highlights:
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However, Matthieu, we can’t be friends with those looks:
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I was like come on! Hopefully they will never get to production or even pre-orders. They can give them to Kristen. She can’t dress anyway, she wouldn’t look any different with these lol.

Source:WWD

I have real issues with the 1st look you like, the beige zip-up sweater with a white T and washed jeans.
In my opinion, that level of weekend normcore should never be shown on a Chanel runway.
I understand Chanel customers also wear normcore (either from Loro Piana or Cuccinelli for instance) and they can have it in their store but showing it just muddies the Chanel imaginery imho.
Hard to sell complimentary high-jewelry with that look.

 

[THD96]

Some good, some bad and some in-between,
Overall I like it. I can honestly say that I will take this over anything Virginie presented, even if I love her Dakar collection.
I just rewatched Karl Met collection while waiting for this show, and I like both collections.

I like that he took a different approach than Karl when it comes to NY. While Karl chose The MET, a cultural icon of NY and the Egyptian as the inspiration. Matthieu focuses on different eras of NY, I can see some 20s silhouettes mixing with the current styles, I think this is the right approach to bring some modernity back into Chanel. He is mixing slices of NY life with the Parisian sensuality.
This collection is the perfect mix of day wear and evening wear, The opening look is how you wear your Chanel bag in your daily life, the outerwear is good, the black leather trenchcoat.
There are some gorgeous pieces, Liu Wen's skirt with the skyscrapers cut and embroidery, the Art Deco dress, the B&W dress with the clear PVC overcoat.
I also like the Clark Kent-inspired look, I think it look fun.
But I can do without the Animalier, because it’s just not for me. But I don't mind the 2 looks with the full voluminous skirt on Julia and the black model, they look good in motion.

I think the shoes and bags are great, the giraffe flap bag is funny and cute. Really eye-catching.
And whoever did the styling, really elevated the whole show.
The soundtrack is chef kiss.

I think I'm convinced by Matthieu's vision for Chanel now, I'm eager for Couture now.

 

[MModa]

@Zorka @vogue28 Please post photographs from this amazing show. Thank you.

 

[tricotineacetat]

Can somebody please enlighten me where his supposed magic touch is to be found in any of this, the thing that must have convinced Mr. Pavlovski to think his sense of taste is what most women aspire to?

I see a lot of very questionable taste clothes among others that are downright the ugliest stuff I have seen ever since I discovered my interest in fashion.

There are designers like Daniel Roseberry whose taste often doesn't align with mind but whose obvious talent I would never question - And despite his hit-and-miss start at Schiaparelli, it was clear from the beginning he had 'it'.

With Blazy I don't think there is really anything at all, this second collection looks even worse to me than his debut show! 🤮

 

[VogueDisciple93]

The last thing we need is more trash on our subway.