fashion
March 10, 2026
Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel show celebrates and plays with brand’s history
New designer’s kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm is evident in confident colours and loosened silhouettes
TL;DR
- Chanel's Paris fashion week show featured a construction site-inspired set and designer Matthieu Blazy's fresh take on the brand's history.
- Blazy's designs update classic Chanel elements, incorporating influences from Phoebe Philo with confident colors and loosened silhouettes.
- Chanel boutiques are experiencing high demand, with popular items selling out quickly.
- Louis Vuitton's show, held at the Louvre, presented an avant-garde collection with nomadic and folklore themes.
- Nicolas Ghesquière's designs for Louis Vuitton included exaggerated shoulder pads resembling angel wings and a collaboration with a production designer from AppleTV's 'Severance'.
- Both designers are exploring themes of cultural expression and anthropological insights through their fashion.
- Chanel is managing boutique operations in the Middle East during a period of government requests and security concerns.
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