on the RUNWAY

A breath of fresh air! Matthieu Blazy's debut couture collection for CHANEL was as light as a feather, but at the same time, very grounding. “Haute Couture is the very soul of CHANEL - it is the foundation and the full expression of the House,” Blazy said in his show notes.

CHANEL in New York City, a subway runway. Since his debut show in October, we have been waiting for the second round, to see what Matthieu Blazy and the Métiers d’Art collection would present. Would the “wow factor” carry through? Would we see more traditional CHANEL elements? What would the references be?