Chanel S/S 2026 Paris

[Lola701]

The video is great even though I didn’t learned a lot. The beauty about the brand Chanel is more the legend than it reality.

I don’t agree about that concept of Chanel being a brand born out of boredom. Chanel the brand and Coco Chanel the persona were born out of survival.

Her greatest achievement is for her coming from where she comes from, to have become the woman she was.

Le style Chanel was her style. That’s why everytime she dressed an actress, she transformed her into herself.

In some ways, I totally love the consistency of the Chanel style. It strengthen that idea of timeless style that is quite rare in fashion. The uniform she created in the 50’s was so odd for it time that it never ever looked odd after despite the brand becoming less hot in the 70’s.
The personality of designers really shines on the eveningwear, dresses and the styling of the elements she created and that people played with.

I agree with @Grets about commentators talking about sales. There’s something very beautiful about a body of work but also great about the way people react to your work. Sales matters but not in the fashion conversation.
Christian Lacroix never ever made profits with his brand. Even his stint at Pucci was a flop but he had quite a huge clientele, women who enjoyed his clothes.

You can have a very successful business, with nobody wearing your clothes ( Cardin).

The reality is that a lot of people aren’t really interested in fashion but more in the fashion industry.

 

[BalkaniStaCouture]

Chanel S/S 26 Details

Photographer: Louise & Maria Thornfeldt
(lundlund.com)

 

[jeanclaude]

Chanel S/S 26 Details
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@PDFSD Remember months ago, when I said I expected crocheted camelias?? 🤣🤣🤣 God, they are sooo predictable!!

 

[Avonlea]

 

[Caffeine]

I'm convinced that all they did (including Dior) was to send samples fit for models to these normal sized celebrities. With the massive marketing budget they just couldn't afford tailors I guess.

 

[PDFSD]

I'm convinced that all they did (including Dior) was to send samples fit for models to these normal sized celebrities. With the massive marketing budget they just couldn't afford tailors I guess.

its realy the fit of Blazy sloppy and droopy and not flattering (Woke Chanel fit) you will see more of it every time with especially when its separate pieces.

 

[Caffeine]

I thought of this collection when Palmer Luckey on Rogan said that many businesses wanted to find the customers who don't usually shop there.
I was thinking, isn't it Chanel?

 

[PDFSD]

i guess these are so plain that nobody knows its Chanel lol ​

Celebrities in Chanel for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala

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[Avonlea]

Virginie's monstrosities were at least instantly recognizable.

 

[Creative]

What a non event! Zero personality.

 

[PDFSD]

i notice he love a deconstructed frumpy lingerie moment



and Ostrich EGG

 

[Cocteau Stone]

Kristen Wiig always gets the short straw though when it comes to carpet dressing. She’s a fantastic personality with wit and humour, and a strong level of confidence but when it comes to these events she’s always dressed a little out of her element.

The rest is fine. Nice sheaths and nothing complicated. And the lengths are right. Virginie designed things at such odd hem lengths at least Blazy has a better know how.

 

[Lola701]

i guess these are so plain that nobody knows its Chanel lol ​

Celebrities in Chanel for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala​

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They looks good. Nothing groundbreaking but chic nevertheless.
Not so convinced by Penelope’s dress. Could have been Versace but the fit is fantastic nevertheless.

 

[PDFSD]

They looks good. Nothing groundbreaking but chic nevertheless.
Not so convinced by Penelope’s dress. Could have been Versace but the fit is fantastic nevertheless.

Regarding the fit of the versace style dress i am sure its because the stylist would not led Blazy decide the fit that's clear lol

(and it happens at every house when star and stylist have the last word and i am assuming Blazy don't care to be involved with Penelope either)

But let's be honest the dresses are a non event for Chanel even the black flowers on the shoulder Blazy did in old BV same placement for pom poms on a runway dress to plain.

 

[Kennnnn]

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This dress reminds me very much of the Alberta Feretti style.

 

[PDFSD]

Did CHANEL Lost it? Client Reaction to CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2026 COLLECTION by Matthieu Blazy​

when even clients can pic up on Blazy not making sense with his choices etc lol
any ways she makes lots off good observations and remains hopeful that Blazy gets into it and make it more chanel etc overall a clear and very realistic overview and there are many more like her real clients that are not stupid because they are chanel clients and spend fortunes there thus anything goes.

enjoy for lovers and citics approved content :-)

 

[Creative]

You know? It comes to a point when you just need to accept that press and “influencers” are never gonna speak their mind.

It’s either that or believing people are just blind or have no standards. Which is a great part of the population by the way (huge part), but I don’t believe that some smart voices are head over heels about this.

The thing is that no one was going to go against Chanel & Matthieu, because it is a very important moment for the brand’s renaissance, so everyone needed to act like if they were part of The Emperor’s new clothes casting.

If they say something against the new Chanel, they might not get invited again, they might not receive some favours… Chanel is quite powerful and one of the biggest advetirsers, so voila.

The more I watch it the worst it looks. Actually, I would say that there are only a few remarkable moments and the rest is just pure mehhh stuff that if it was shown under the name of Prabal Gurung in NYFW no one would’ve paid any attention to it.

If you showed me something by Ghesquière between 2002-2012 I would’ve told you that the person behind was a f***** genius.

If you showed me some pieces from Elbaz without mentioning his name, I would’ve know there’s a talent behind.

Show this in a normal catwalk in NYFW and no one would’ve wasted one second of their lives commenting, because actually this is pure irrelevance.

 

[marines]

 

[Lola701]

Did CHANEL Lost it? Client Reaction to CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2026 COLLECTION by Matthieu Blazy​

when even clients can pic up on Blazy not making sense with his choices etc lol
any ways she makes lots off good observations and remains hopeful that Blazy gets into it and make it more chanel etc overall a clear and very realistic overview and there are many more like her real clients that are not stupid because they are chanel clients and spend fortunes there thus anything goes.

enjoy for lovers and citics approved content :-)

Beyond the fact that I liked the collection, something has to be said as a whole for the industry as I hope this won’t be in the future the way to go: The job of a designer in a context of a fashion show is to create, among other things, desire, not respond to what clients want.
There are others exercises for that.

We look at what the American fashion industry looks like. They are all dictated by sales and the constant back and forth between market research, sales and design.

You don’t want to lose creativity because you have to respond to a reaction that becomes more and more instant.

That doesn’t mean that her reaction and the point of @PDFSD to emphasize on clients who don’t like it to make his point become clear are not valid. If the collection sell well, it will mean that the risk was worth it and that they were more people willing to go for it than not.

But the « client who don’t like it » is too thin of a POV to justify the reason that you don’t like the collection or the vision.
There are clients who likes it. And you still don’t like the collection….

Claude Delay is still alive! Oh wow!

 

[PDFSD]

Beyond the fact that I liked the collection, something has to be said as a whole for the industry as I hope this won’t be in the future the way to go: The job of a designer in a context of a fashion show is to create, among other things, desire, not respond to what clients want.
There are others exercises for that.

We look at what the American fashion industry looks like. They are all dictated by sales and the constant back and forth between market research, sales and design.

You don’t want to lose creativity because you have to respond to a reaction that becomes more and more instant.

That doesn’t mean that her reaction and the point of @PDFSD to emphasize on clients who don’t like it to make his point become clear are not valid. If the collection sell well, it will mean that the risk was worth it and that they were more people willing to go for it than not.

But the « client who don’t like it » is too thin of a POV to justify the reason that you don’t like the collection or the vision.
There are clients who likes it. And you still don’t like the collection….


Claude Delay is still alive! Oh wow!

First thing i want to say is that everyone's feedback or opinion on here or on other platforms are fragmented and thin POV because we all speak from partly know info or experiences or intel and industry know how.

So in this regard everyone is on thin ice as we are not the ceo nor Blazy so we don't know all the facts everything anything.

I think it's totally clear that the job of the show and the creative director is to create desire , i don't think that majority of the industry nor online fans are much interested in the reality of the client.

But on here we are speaking and dissecting top layers to down to actual buying experience so a video of a client that makes fairly unbiased observations is just another layer of the conversation in regards to the creative output so far.

I don't see this as creative director needs to listen to the clients ala USA marketing focus groups, and it's also not only USA many european brands have strong merch teams prada is notoriously known for this for years ....at best a CD anticipates what the clients don't know yet what they will love.... this can come with initial push back sure.

Chanel is also dictated by market trends especially acc some they start but others are merchandising answers to what's out there (back less open loafer that since alessandro did is for Hermes and Chanel recurring carryovers or every season in new versions available per example .

In the Vogue Blazy piece there is a moment the design studio wanted to show him a overview of a type of bag that did well in past season per example so its a normal thing at the house its obvious they look at what works. and repeat.

Chanel is heavily merched and commercial even Blazy´s act 1 is very basic commercial so to cater or seduce clients is equal priority.

The reason i am critical and others are or dislike the output for the first 2 non creative outputs are not based on some clients dislike or feedback pro nor contra it's just again refreshing to see that they pick up on things we discussed on here as well.

Just as i read on other forums these realistic comments as a snippets, i like as much as dreaming and both are valid in assessment of a creative directors output