Chanel Pre-Fall 2026 New York

[Lola701]

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???

Lol. I try to not be shady in an uncontrolled way but those looks deserved that.

Ahaha. No but bless the ones who got it. I’m curious to see/know if it’s regular cotton embroidered like Virginie did or if it’s another fabric. But as @PDFSD said…More like 10K.

I really don’t like the idea of tshirts in Metiers d’Arts. Karl only did them for resort and main collections. Ok if its silk, organza embroidered but a regular cotton tshirt at 10K…NEVER!

 

[Lola701]

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.

I like the look as an attitude, also quite intrigued on the fabrics used on the sweater. It’s not something that I would necessarily go for at Chanel but I find it refreshing. I have always find those kind of « moments » from either Karl or Virginie refreshing and a nice break from the sameness that can be daywear at Chanel.
But I get your point.
I can literally recreate that look today for less. It’s not inspiring but those are things I can sometimes appreciate on runway shows.

 

[PDFSD]

And I am wondering: are these references just a coincidence, or the result of deliberate research?

Working on a fashion show concept is rarely accidental: it demands a complex orchestration between the brand, the creative director, the marketing, communication and events departments, and the external production agencies and partners: all dynamics that require to be calibrated with great precision.

Fabio Becheri

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

According to Models, there was a movement director (Emma Chadwick) in this show... LAMO with that finale

 

[yslforever]

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I like the look as an attitude, also quite intrigued on the fabrics used on the sweater. It’s not something that I would necessarily go for at Chanel but I find it refreshing. I have always find those kind of « moments » from either Karl or Virginie refreshing and a nice break from the sameness that can be daywear at Chanel.
But I get your point.
I can literally recreate that look today for less. It’s not inspiring but those are things I can sometimes appreciate on runway shows.

Yes I understand your POV, it can look fresh on runways from time to time and tbh people buy it, I just don’t see it and this level of randomness and normcore on a Chanel runway.
Between this and the ultra-complicated looks with feather boas or the animalier ones, they look confused in their storytelling, about what Chanel is.
They just don’t know who they are anymore and that’s concerning to me.
Going from a mega planetarium set to a semi pedestrian but rat-free subway station doesn’t help either.
They just can’t be both an ultra-glam grandiose brand and a next-door subway-taking Lower East Side brand at the same time.