Chanel S/S 2026 Paris

[Caffeine]

Maybe it worked better for the purpose in question. Some of Alber Elbaz's iconic SS08 dresses were made entirely out of polyester—it's not unheard of.

Sure, but not at Chanel price points. Synthetic material feels different. Less breathable and doesn't feel nearly as good.

 

[Incanus]

Liu, Eva, Kendall, Lulu, Mica, Julia attended the show. (I'd like to see them shining on the runway rather than in the audience, except Kendall!)

 

[Caffeine]

My best guess is that silk would be too precious and formal for such the design's goals. The Chanel suit is designed in a way that it can be dressed up/down and I imagine that Blazy wanted to keep that.

My best guess is that silk will give them lower gross margin...
I will not pay Chanel price for viscose. N.F.W.

 

[brandon J pierre]

Ok I i finally got to watch the whole video,

And this is coming from a huge Karl Lagerfeld fan. It was a necessary show they needed a overhaul, it's kind of a mixed bag a little all over the place , but it came out and it worked. The set was amazing but karl already did the set for Lagerfeld gallery. He has a lot of room to grow and he has no choice but to grow.I'm very happy for him tonight.I wish him the most of success.

But my favorite numbers were the tweed numbers. Can anybody tell me what the set had to do with the clothing?
I'm waiting for the couture and that where we will really be able to read him.

But my biggest take away is that Karl Lagerfeld was a genius. But Mathieu's is creative, almost artistic? And he's gonna have to formulate that into something real.

 

[Salvatore]

I really do not know what to say or how I feel about this. One thing I will say is that it's nice to see clothes that move and flounce about when everything has been stiff recently at many brands. The planets and stars were pretty. Haute couture will be when I can truly make a decision and statement on how I feel about him at Chanel.

 

[brandon J pierre]

Karl space moon show
Karl got booed at the end for some reason

 

[alwaysademo]

Others are stepping up their game left and right and he's just doing him: that's confidence.
I don't imagine Awar doing a final twirl every season but it works this time, it feels genuine and present. Some pieces looked special without looking like they were trying at all. Of all the casual ballgowns idea, esp. in comparison to his ex's, I prefer him.
and Charvet really has the best shirts. I wonder if the hats come from Maison Michel anymore or it's just in studio.
This PFW is giving major new air

 

[Kanzai]

TBH, I would probably have loved this collection much more if it had been done by Stefano Pilati or Olivier Theyskens — the two names I’ve always hoped would take the helm once Viard officially steps down. We are always like that, aren’t we? Inevitably biased toward what we’ve known and loved for so long. But the world never moves according to our will.

I think it will take another collection for me to truly grasp Matthieu’s vision and direction for the house — and I genuinely cannot wait for Métiers d’Art in Dec.

 

[John Bennet]

A Raf intern to Chanel CD oh we love to see it!

 

[jeanclaude]

Source: Vogue and the purse forum.
Yea...this is the type of look we can live without.

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God...the fit of Blazy´s is atrocious. This is totally "when I saw it in Aliexpress VS when it arrived"...

 

[Kimihiro]

I think Blazy nailed the brief. It was within the bounds of what is expected from Chanel but pulled to the year 2025. It wasn’t flashy, even if the set is gorgeous; and it wasn’t new. There’s still a bit of that muteness I see from many modern CDs but it’s just that. All in all though the pieces were solid.

He can build a solid foundation from this and I feel like in the next few years he’ll be able to form more of what is his Chanel woman.

 

[tricotineacetat]

There is something for everyone.
He is an excellent dress maker. The silk charmeuse dresses with knots are perfection.
They can delete the Banana Republic day outfits...just like part of the sound track.
But overall, I feel that the celebrity outfits were a distraction to lower our expectations. Well played Matthieu
I think Chanel is in good hands.

I am quite shocked to hear that, coming from what I always perceived to be a customer with very high standards and taste - All the time while watching the show, I was thinking that these boxy silhouettes are really nothing for petite women, Even a customer like Daphne Guinness with her crazy high platforms would have a hard time finding anything here that would make her look great - Not that she would like it anyway…

I thoroughly believe the appeal of Chanel (not only Karl’s) has been the timeless appeal that made it possible (and desirable) for women to wear a jacket passed-down from their mothers or grandmothers.

Chanel stood for decades as this unquestioned institution of taste and class, thanks to the fact that the straight lines with narrow shoulders of her tweed suits looked good on most women - By contrast, we are looking here at clothes that are (much like his Bottega Veneta) very 'of the moment' - the boxy cut, the awkward lengths, the lack of refinement.

 

[tricotineacetat]

It really shocks me to the core that this idea of 'good taste' we always connected with the masters of couture as well as the style icons of yesterday (until this generation of designers who have this season debuted for the biggest brands), seems to no longer exist - Or for that matter, proportions for which there is an objectively perceived attractiveness, even when 'fashion' has moved elsewhere…

 

[GIVENCHYlover]

Not the best, not the worst. I'm curious to see the bags and the details

 

[tricotineacetat]

Source: Vogue and the purse forum.
Yea...this is the type of look we can live without.

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This serves as such a good juxtaposition of proportions next to each other when you want to make a point on what looks attractive, flattering, elegant, sophisticated - As lthough it does sadly seem as if these values are no longer held in very high esteem in fashion, in favor of boldness.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

Rewatched the show this morning.

I liked some things and didn't like others. The general impression was of a lighter and less matronly Chanel and that was good.

I didn't like at all the fact that the underwear was systematically showing off to cinch the waist, because the hip line is so low on the skirts. It can work as a gimmick here, but it felt old-fashioned when worn by Tilda "under real life conditions"

The flou was a beautiful surprise, slightly experimental in look 12, with enchanting simplicity in looks 27 with the lateral gathering of the black satin or in look 52 full in white satin, my favourite of the night, heavenly.

The Bottegaisms played against Mathieu in the very first looks, with the anonymous tailoring, but also in his favour, with the unraveling tweed or the last "crochet-tweed" looks, a very creative take on a classic code.

There were some powerful silhouettes, very sleek for Chanel, like look 61 with the spiky top. Loved that texture and the confidence that it exudes.
But there was some heaviness also in the last looks, with supervoluminous jackets that unbalanced the whole.

For me Awar's look was one of my least favorite but I loved her smile, her attitude and spontaneity. Such a lovely moment.

In all, I wouldn't say that Mathieu won over Jonathan.
Both made successful shows because they achieved their main goal: to bring fresh air to dusty houses.
Dior was damaged by their disastrous strategy, but in both you have many good things, and other that need to be refined.
It is normal, they are starting.

 

[Xone]

 

[perhydrol]

I still don't understand why they didn't just give the position to Hedi.

Come on, it's obvious, and it's not just his aesthetic. He'd fight with the CEO to have total control instead of focusing on delivering strong clothes, and Pavlovsky openly said they'd been looking for someone who understands that Chanel comes first, not the designer and their ego. That's also why Marc wouldn't work out at the house, and both of them wouldn't push Chanel into a fresh direction, let alone Hedi leaving after 7 years max. That's why his meltdown was actually his own fault, because it's him who's difficult to work with, and suffering from that is not worth it to have a third iteration of the same HEDI SLIMANE aesthetic, caps mandatory.

 

[carla56]

Sure, but not at Chanel price points. Synthetic material feels different. Less breathable and doesn't feel nearly as good.

Viscose is not synthetic as polyester, is not plastic, it's from plants,cellulose artificially reworked, and is way more breathable and fresh than silk so it could make sense if you want to wear tweed in summer

 

[Lola701]

I didn’t even realized that the first look was in tweed too.
He really explored the industrial and artisanal capacities regarding the treatment of tweed.

The last time Karl used such a « traditional » tweed was surely pre-2008.

It was not about accessories even if for me, the bag of the show was the chevron in multicolors. That’s the bag I want.

I think Dior had more retail friendly accessories. But he had to do everything Chanel by the book in some aspects.

Sure, but not at Chanel price points. Synthetic material feels different. Less breathable and doesn't feel nearly as good.

Synthetic fabrics, when done in the highest level of quality and expertise is great.
Chanel has used synthetic fabrics for years, first under the impulsion of Karl who was always pushing for fabrics development.

That’s also part of fashion let’s be honest. The YSL collection was almost entirely made out of nylon this season. We saw what ballgowns in nylon looks like.

I don’t subscribe to the supremacy of 100% natural fabrics. When it’s well done, it’s worth it.

Because then, you have brands like MiuMiu that can hide behind their use of cotton to sell 2K workwear stuff.