Chanel S/S 2026 Paris

[LadyJunon]

I'd rather have this than have Hedi turn Chanel into a menswear haven that just happens to serve non-designed womenswear and I imagine that most of the industry feels the same at this point.

 

[Avonlea]

Penelope looks like a typical affluent aunty. Her mercedes with a Neverfull is waiting outside.

 

[Darko]

Molto comfy shoe situation here

 

[Olaffo]

a lot of people here really needs to go out and look at the sky or touch some grass

reading meltdowns here is part of the fun ! 🤩

 

[Creative]

I have to say that there are some beautiful skirts here and there with amazing texture and a beautiful fall. The satin ones with two layers, the red one, the crochéd ones… they are very beautifully made and very chic.

There’s one satin white dress that’s wonderful.

Also, I like that most of it is very unpretentious. It doesn’t feel try hard, but quite relaxed and fresh. Also loved that there are no casting stunts.

Some bags are quite good too.

There are log of ugly stuff tho. But the collection is much better when you see the close ups. Although I don’t feel it like a collection, there many different ideas mixed together…


I don’t know. I think the bar is so low that this comes across as okeyish.

 

[Nimsay]

Hedi if you didnt keep fighting with the Arnaults youd be doing Dior this season!! Make nice and maybe you can replace JWA for godsake.

 

[Grets]

Marc Jacobs liking Hedi's tweet 👀 Also was vocal about wanting the Chanel gig

 

[Avonlea]

I don’t know. I think the bar is so low that this comes across as okeyish.

This is how I feel about most of the collections nowadays.

 

[perhydrol]

If I were Marc, I'd be more concerned about the condition of my namesake brand, not Chanel. As for Slimane... this is becoming ridiculous, considering both this post and the failed attempt to stir up drama with Celine (as they've moved on already).

 

[AFWQ]

I think Hedi Slimane gave us a good review of this bad collection :

He surely got his hopes up... oh well...

 

[susseinmcswanny]

I still don't understand why they didn't just give the position to Hedi. Yeah it's too obvious of a choice but who cares. I like Matthieu Blazy I guess but his personal style doesn't seem super defined. Or I'm just not observant. I can't think of anything beyond the parameters of what he used to work within which didn't let him reign free iirc. Hedi never had his own label but he definitely paved his own way wherever he went with his clear defined style. He whipped Karl into shape literally and figuratively. ... Chanel is a big deal. This job feels too major to have someone testing the waters. ? I just don't see Matthieu standing next to Karl or Hedi legacy wise.

And Marc is too much of a joke now. Nobody wants an ice spice cosplayer as the vanguard of couture.

 

[fruitdots]

Hedi playing the bitter old diva—quelle surprise.

 

[fruitdots]

I'd rather have this than have Hedi turn Chanel into a menswear haven that just happens to serve non-designed womenswear and I imagine that most of the industry feels the same at this point.

Exactly this. Hedi would've been on cruise control the moment he stepped into the Chanel atelier, because at the end of the day he's just a very talented stylist. Frankly more akin to Demna than Karl.

 

[plentyofhorns]

The girlies are gonna be fighting over who gets to wear this to Christmas dinner

 

[FashioNarrating]

I am.. not enchanted by this. It's certainly not bad, but I've seen too many Chanel collections to pretend he did something special here, from the set to the clothes and accessories. The corny music hasn't won me over either because I don't see Chanel as a symbolic place of warmth and joy, but rather a historical maison founded by a woman who wasn't exactly famous for being the loveliest person; Karl made it fun and pop, but as an intelligent and rather distant person himself he never went all lovey-dovey.
Overall, I'd say Blazy's output for BV was more creative than what we saw tonight and I agree with someone commenting that Jonathan's Dior debut topped it.

 

[Creative]

The lion hair “hats” are also so Bottega… no? I think he should’ve not used them here.

It’s weird.

 

[tctra]

this, celine, loewe, bottega are all indistinguishable from one another save for a brand logo or signature design here or there. the shapes and volumes even colours are all the same. sad state of fashion. commericalised, watered down for the masses

 

[Grets]

I hated JWA's Dior but prefer it to Blazy's Chanel. This new crop of debuts has been disappointing. I think Demna's non-debut was probably the best.

 

[Creative]

this, celine, loewe, bottega are all indistinguishable from one another save for a brand logo or signature design here or there. the shapes and volumes even colours are all the same. sad state of fashion. commericalised, watered down for the masses

This is so true tho…

At least quality here seems on point. For 6K€ one would think this is unquestionable, but then you go to the stores and find garments finished like the ones in Monoprix.

 

[pradn]

I think Hedi Slimane gave us a good review of this bad collection :