Chanel S/S 2026 Paris

[Nimsay]

I think this dress perfectly captures the vision - it’s so effortlessly draped yet exquisitely defines the body. There’s none of that Dior-like tension, just pure drape and ease. It feels so quintessentially Chanel to me.

Best in the show for sure.

 

[Caffeine]

oh, interesting thought? Do any specific shows besides Chanel come to mind?

YSL was prob one of my fav shows this season but the bows and leather made me think back to fw06 by Pilati and definitely AV’s take is more of a costume while Pilatis was more professional and wearable. Even when there’s talk of “sexy” im always like, would i rather be a little minx for hubby in a cute office look or AV’s giant hazmat suit trench dress? but i guess there’s the “taking the big coat off” style of seduction.

but anywaysss i rlly am curious what shows inspired this insight

Demna's shows in general feature these looks...even some phoebe's work. But in general, these brands have their commercial lines, so you can always find basics there. Chanel's commercial approach with RTW was always different in that it produces pretty much everything presented on the runway, so unless they want to make the runway different from their commercial offerings ("act I"), in a collection like this, you won't find a jacket that works in a business setting.

I was thinking about this in the context of Jil Sander. It was a very different vision.

 

[Creative]

I saw the pictures again. Most of it is horrible. The more I look at it the worse it looks.

JW pieces are way way way better than this.