Matthieu Blazy’s Spring/Summer 2027 Ready-to-Wear collection for CHANEL was a spectacular feat of 83 looks. The collection imagined Gabrielle Chanel through the many identities she inhabited throughout her life. Rather than focusing on a single period or familiar House code, Blazy considers Chanel as a woman who was constantly evolving.
Few silhouettes are as closely associated with Gabrielle Chanel’s early vision of modern dressing as the dropped waist. During the 1920s, it became one of the defining expressions of her belief that clothing should privilege movement, comfort, and independence over rigid ideals of femininity.
The tweed, pearls, LBD, interlocking Cs, quilted leather, and camellia have been so thoroughly absorbed into cultural vocabulary that they’ve become expected. But there are “non-traditional” CHANEL codes, and they are the most interesting.
Here are five of them.
How a shoe conceived in postwar Paris became the defining grammar of feminine elegance and why, nearly seven decades later, it refuses to become history. Let’s revisit the enduring significance of the CHANEL slingback as it enters another era of reinvention.
Gabrielle Chanel introduced the little black dress in 1926 through a simple crepe de chine design published in VOGUE. Her black dress removed excess fabric, heavy corsetry, and rigid structure. Editors described the garment as “Chanel’s Ford,” comparing its accessibility to the Model T automobile. Journalists framed the piece as practical, adaptable, and modern.
Matthieu Blazy’s Spring/Summer 2027 Ready-to-Wear collection for CHANEL was a spectacular feat of 83 looks. The collection imagined Gabrielle Chanel through the many identities she inhabited throughout her life. Rather than focusing on a single period or familiar House code, Blazy considers Chanel as a woman who was constantly evolving.
Few silhouettes are as closely associated with Gabrielle Chanel’s early vision of modern dressing as the dropped waist. During the 1920s, it became one of the defining expressions of her belief that clothing should privilege movement, comfort, and independence over rigid ideals of femininity.
The tweed, pearls, LBD, interlocking Cs, quilted leather, and camellia have been so thoroughly absorbed into cultural vocabulary that they’ve become expected. But there are “non-traditional” CHANEL codes, and they are the most interesting.
Here are five of them.
How a shoe conceived in postwar Paris became the defining grammar of feminine elegance and why, nearly seven decades later, it refuses to become history. Let’s revisit the enduring significance of the CHANEL slingback as it enters another era of reinvention.
Gabrielle Chanel introduced the little black dress in 1926 through a simple crepe de chine design published in VOGUE. Her black dress removed excess fabric, heavy corsetry, and rigid structure. Editors described the garment as “Chanel’s Ford,” comparing its accessibility to the Model T automobile. Journalists framed the piece as practical, adaptable, and modern.
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10 October 2026
A trench coat, crafted to imitate paper, is actually made of leather printed with a pattern matching a look found in the house archives. Featuring handwritten- style script, structured shoulders, a collar, mother of pearl buttons and a belt tied at the waist. The look is completed with a burgundy quilted flap bag with gold hardware and two-tone white and red pointed toe pumps.
27 September 2026
A cotton midi dress, featuring a dropwaist, is constructed of layered lightweight yellow and pink pastel panels with lace detail along v-shape neckline. The dress is embroidered with flower motifs and a handmade camellia sits at the centre. The look is completed with silver metallic loafers and a lantern minaudiere.
6 September 2026
A cream-coloured zip-up ribbed knit tunic – accented with distinctive gold button details – is worn with a black ribbed knit, knee-length skirt, also with zip-up detail. The look is completed with a beige quilted suede shoulder bag featuring the CC logo and for footwear, black and white square toe pumps are worn.
NEWS
How did a 115-year-old brand rocket back to growth amid a downturn in luxury demand?
DESIGN
The designer imposed a chic aesthetic on every place she called home, from villas on the French Riviera to her suite in Paris’s Ritz Hotel.
FASHION
This look is very special to me; CHANEL is the fashion house closest to my heart,” says Mariacarla Boscono. “
Spring/Summer 2027 Ready to Wear
Matthieu Blazy’s Spring/Summer 2027 Ready-to-Wear collection for CHANEL was a spectacular feat of 83 looks. The collection imagined Gabrielle Chanel through the many identities she inhabited throughout her life. Rather than focusing on a single period or familiar House code, Blazy considers Chanel as a woman who was constantly evolving.
Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture
For CHANEL’s Fall-Winter 2026/27 Haute Couture collection, Matthieu Blazy drew inspiration from classic fairy tales like Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, Swan Lake, Puss in Boots and The Wizard of Oz, setting the stage with massive green vines and a rainbow of exotic colourful flowers, as if Jack’s magic beanstalk had burst through the Grand Palais ceiling. It was theatrical without being frivolous. It was Blazy.
Cruise 2026/27
CHANEL presented its Cruise 2026/27 collection in Biarritz and the choice of location is anything but coincidental. The storied coastal town was where Gabrielle Chanel opened her first couture house in 1915. CHANEL’s decision to return to the town foundational to its identity, sends a clear message: that the future of the house will continue to be written in dialogue with its origins. And that dialogue is now in the hands of Matthieu Blazy. Seaside references, couture details and fluid freedom define the collection and carry the spirit of Biarritz.
Fall-Winter 2026/27 Ready to Wear
The second ready to wear and fourth overall collection in Matthieu Blazy’s year of debuts at CHANEL and the thrill is still present. Watching this collection in motion instantly has you imaging yourself in each look. Everything flows so effortlessly while being uniquely eye-catching. Layering, vivid prints, and an eclectic mix of textures continue to be on trend along with classic silhouettes in signature black and white. Dropped waistlines and free flowing dresses continued to display Blazy’s dedication to honouring Coco Chanel’s originating principles.
