{"id":1462310,"date":"2026-01-27T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1462310"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:11:00","slug":"matthieu-blazys-chanel-couture-debut-was-a-dreamy-mushroom-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1462310","title":{"rendered":"Matthieu Blazy\u2019s Chanel couture debut was a dreamy mushroom trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chanel SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435402-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1435402-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kirsty Sparrow via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-27T20:11:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/what-went-down\">What Went Down<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/what-went-down\">What Went Down<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Matthieu Blazy\u2019s Chanel couture debut was a dreamy <span class=\"nowrap\">mushroom trip<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From the fairytale toadstools to an A-list front row, here\u2019s everything that happened at the SS26 Haute <span class=\"nowrap\">Couture show<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-01-27T20:11:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-01-27T20:11:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"27 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"27\">27,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isobelvandyke\">Isobel Van Dyke<\/a><\/span><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/ElliotHoste\">Elliot Hoste<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the days leading up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/matthieu-blazy\"><span>Matthieu Blazy<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/chanel\"><span>Chanel <\/span><\/a><span>couture debut, the designer shared teasers on social media, showing animated woodland creatures working in the atelier. While Disney princesses have their clothes made by mice, chipmunks and songbirds, at Chanel, couture is crafted by <em>les petites mains<\/em> (the little hands) \u2013 the vast team of seamstresses who work tirelessly on every last detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luxury fashion, for most of us, is a fairytale. It\u2019s a world that sucked us in, not because it was attainable or realistic in any way, but because it transported us from our suburban bedrooms to bright lights, big cities and beautiful gowns. For Chanel\u2019s SS26 couture show, Blazy combined fashion fairytale with storybook princess \u2013 complete with a soundtrack courtesy of Disney\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty<\/span><\/em><span>, and a set ideal for Thumbelina. If les petites mains are the charming woodland creatures in this scenario, then Blazy is officially fashion\u2019s fairy godmother. Here\u2019s what you missed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BLAZY TOOK US ON A MUSHROOM TRIP<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"9c61e0c7-8125-4558-a657-b3df014021f2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435415.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chanel SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435415.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1435415\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Chanel SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Victor Virgile\/Gamma-Rapho via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While Blazy\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69205\/1\/chanel-metiers-d-art-2026-new-york-subway-show-matthieu-blazy-ayo-edebiri\"><span>recent M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show<\/span><\/a><span> headed underground to the New York subway, this morning\u2019s show made a return to the well-heeled Grand Palais (this is couture, after all). In typical Chanel fashion, from within, the venue was unrecognisable. In keeping with the fairytale theme, the Grand Palais was transformed into a rose-hued woodland dreamcape. Pink weeping willows almost shrouded the guests, while giant toadstools lined the runway \u2013 the home of fairies, of course (or so we were told as children).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHANEL ROYALTY SAT FRONT ROW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For his SS26 ready-to-wear debut, Blazy invited house loyalists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>, Vanessa Paradis and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tilda-swinton\"><span>Tilda Swinton<\/span><\/a><span>, while also bringing in new faces like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ayo-edebiri\"><span>Ayo Edebiri<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pedro-pascal\"><span>Pedro Pascal<\/span><\/a><span>. For couture, the frow was just as starry, with Kidman, Paradis and Swinton returning, alongside <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dua-lipa\"><span>Dua Lipa<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69341\/1\/arthur-jafa-interview-im-an-agent-of-shadow-activism-winter-2025-issue\"><span>Arthur Jafa<\/span><\/a><span>, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Xavier Dolan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/asap-rocky\"><span>A$AP Rocky<\/span><\/a><span>, Margaret Qualley and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/60771\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-is-in-her-bad-bitch-era-autumn-2023-issue\"><span>former Dazed cover star Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>A GENTLER APPROACH TO COUTURE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For a Chanel couture show, there was surprisingly little sparkle. Though the set was flashy, the clothes were subtle and effortless, showcasing nature\u2019s beauty through shapes, prints and textures. A series of floating sheer two-pieces were as light as air and as delicate as a butterfly\u2019s wings. Classic Chanel tweeds were carefully dyed to resemble owl feathers, while one cocoon dress featured rounded brown sleeves (like wings), with red colouring around the neck, like a woodpecker. There were peacock prints, beetle-like silhouettes and repeated patterns that looked like drawn-on feathers or scales. More toadstools were embroidered onto tops, while Bhavitha Mandava closed the show in a pearlescent two-piece, wearing a crown of white feathers in her hair, like Chanel\u2019s own <\/span><em><span>Swan Lake.<\/span><\/em><span> If Mandava was Odette, then Alex Consani played the role of Odile, the black swan \u2013 swathed in sheer black chiffon, with wing-like sleeves that reached the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE SOUNDTRACK SPOKE TO MANY DIFFERENT MOODS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Beyond the birdsong that played consistently throughout the show, the soundtrack placed us directly within the world of Disney, with the opening track taken from <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty. <\/span><\/em><span>This was followed by a quote spoken by Catherine Deneuve, who played the princess in the 1970 fairytale <\/span><em><span>Donkey Skin <\/span><\/em><span>(based on the 1695 story by Charles Perrault). Then came the 1961 track, \u201cBarbara Allen\u201d by Joan Baez, based on 17th century English folk music, and then, to some surprise, the sweet sound of Nelly Furtado (a pop princess in her own right). Much like the dramatic end of <\/span><em><span>Cruel Intentions<\/span><\/em><span>, Blazy\u2019s debut Chanel couture show ended with The Verve\u2019s \u201cBitter Sweet Symphony\u201d, though this version was spliced with Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall\u201d \u2013 and Dua Lipa couldn\u2019t get enough (as evidenced in the video above).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the days leading up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/matthieu-blazy\"><span>Matthieu Blazy<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/chanel\"><span>Chanel <\/span><\/a><span>couture debut, the designer shared teasers on social media, showing animated woodland creatures working in the atelier. While Disney princesses have their clothes made by mice, chipmunks and songbirds, at Chanel, couture is crafted by <em>les petites mains<\/em> (the little hands) \u2013 the vast team of seamstresses who work tirelessly on every last detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luxury fashion, for most of us, is a fairytale. It\u2019s a world that sucked us in, not because it was attainable or realistic in any way, but because it transported us from our suburban bedrooms to bright lights, big cities and beautiful gowns. For Chanel\u2019s SS26 couture show, Blazy combined fashion fairytale with storybook princess \u2013 complete with a soundtrack courtesy of Disney\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty<\/span><\/em><span>, and a set ideal for Thumbelina. If les petites mains are the charming woodland creatures in this scenario, then Blazy is officially fashion\u2019s fairy godmother. Here\u2019s what you missed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BLAZY TOOK US ON A MUSHROOM TRIP<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"9c61e0c7-8125-4558-a657-b3df014021f2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435415.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chanel SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435415.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1435415\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Chanel SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Victor Virgile\/Gamma-Rapho via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While Blazy\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69205\/1\/chanel-metiers-d-art-2026-new-york-subway-show-matthieu-blazy-ayo-edebiri\"><span>recent M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show<\/span><\/a><span> headed underground to the New York subway, this morning\u2019s show made a return to the well-heeled Grand Palais (this is couture, after all). In typical Chanel fashion, from within, the venue was unrecognisable. In keeping with the fairytale theme, the Grand Palais was transformed into a rose-hued woodland dreamcape. Pink weeping willows almost shrouded the guests, while giant toadstools lined the runway \u2013 the home of fairies, of course (or so we were told as children).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHANEL ROYALTY SAT FRONT ROW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For his SS26 ready-to-wear debut, Blazy invited house loyalists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>, Vanessa Paradis and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tilda-swinton\"><span>Tilda Swinton<\/span><\/a><span>, while also bringing in new faces like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ayo-edebiri\"><span>Ayo Edebiri<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pedro-pascal\"><span>Pedro Pascal<\/span><\/a><span>. For couture, the frow was just as starry, with Kidman, Paradis and Swinton returning, alongside <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dua-lipa\"><span>Dua Lipa<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69341\/1\/arthur-jafa-interview-im-an-agent-of-shadow-activism-winter-2025-issue\"><span>Arthur Jafa<\/span><\/a><span>, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Xavier Dolan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/asap-rocky\"><span>A$AP Rocky<\/span><\/a><span>, Margaret Qualley and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/60771\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-is-in-her-bad-bitch-era-autumn-2023-issue\"><span>former Dazed cover star Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>A GENTLER APPROACH TO COUTURE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For a Chanel couture show, there was surprisingly little sparkle. Though the set was flashy, the clothes were subtle and effortless, showcasing nature\u2019s beauty through shapes, prints and textures. A series of floating sheer two-pieces were as light as air and as delicate as a butterfly\u2019s wings. Classic Chanel tweeds were carefully dyed to resemble owl feathers, while one cocoon dress featured rounded brown sleeves (like wings), with red colouring around the neck, like a woodpecker. There were peacock prints, beetle-like silhouettes and repeated patterns that looked like drawn-on feathers or scales. More toadstools were embroidered onto tops, while Bhavitha Mandava closed the show in a pearlescent two-piece, wearing a crown of white feathers in her hair, like Chanel\u2019s own <\/span><em><span>Swan Lake.<\/span><\/em><span> If Mandava was Odette, then Alex Consani played the role of Odile, the black swan \u2013 swathed in sheer black chiffon, with wing-like sleeves that reached the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE SOUNDTRACK SPOKE TO MANY DIFFERENT MOODS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Beyond the birdsong that played consistently throughout the show, the soundtrack placed us directly within the world of Disney, with the opening track taken from <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty. <\/span><\/em><span>This was followed by a quote spoken by Catherine Deneuve, who played the princess in the 1970 fairytale <\/span><em><span>Donkey Skin <\/span><\/em><span>(based on the 1695 story by Charles Perrault). Then came the 1961 track, \u201cBarbara Allen\u201d by Joan Baez, based on 17th century English folk music, and then, to some surprise, the sweet sound of Nelly Furtado (a pop princess in her own right). Much like the dramatic end of <\/span><em><span>Cruel Intentions<\/span><\/em><span>, Blazy\u2019s debut Chanel couture show ended with The Verve\u2019s \u201cBitter Sweet Symphony\u201d, though this version was spliced with Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall\u201d \u2013 and Dua Lipa couldn\u2019t get enough (as evidenced in the video above).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the days leading up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/matthieu-blazy\"><span>Matthieu Blazy<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/chanel\"><span>Chanel <\/span><\/a><span>couture debut, the designer shared teasers on social media, showing animated woodland creatures working in the atelier. While Disney princesses have their clothes made by mice, chipmunks and songbirds, at Chanel, couture is crafted by <em>les petites mains<\/em> (the little hands) \u2013 the vast team of seamstresses who work tirelessly on every last detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luxury fashion, for most of us, is a fairytale. It\u2019s a world that sucked us in, not because it was attainable or realistic in any way, but because it transported us from our suburban bedrooms to bright lights, big cities and beautiful gowns. For Chanel\u2019s SS26 couture show, Blazy combined fashion fairytale with storybook princess \u2013 complete with a soundtrack courtesy of Disney\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty<\/span><\/em><span>, and a set ideal for Thumbelina. If les petites mains are the charming woodland creatures in this scenario, then Blazy is officially fashion\u2019s fairy godmother. Here\u2019s what you missed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BLAZY TOOK US ON A MUSHROOM TRIP<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"9c61e0c7-8125-4558-a657-b3df014021f2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435415.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chanel SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435415.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1435415\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Chanel SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Victor Virgile\/Gamma-Rapho via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While Blazy\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69205\/1\/chanel-metiers-d-art-2026-new-york-subway-show-matthieu-blazy-ayo-edebiri\"><span>recent M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show<\/span><\/a><span> headed underground to the New York subway, this morning\u2019s show made a return to the well-heeled Grand Palais (this is couture, after all). In typical Chanel fashion, from within, the venue was unrecognisable. In keeping with the fairytale theme, the Grand Palais was transformed into a rose-hued woodland dreamcape. Pink weeping willows almost shrouded the guests, while giant toadstools lined the runway \u2013 the home of fairies, of course (or so we were told as children).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHANEL ROYALTY SAT FRONT ROW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For his SS26 ready-to-wear debut, Blazy invited house loyalists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>, Vanessa Paradis and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tilda-swinton\"><span>Tilda Swinton<\/span><\/a><span>, while also bringing in new faces like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ayo-edebiri\"><span>Ayo Edebiri<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pedro-pascal\"><span>Pedro Pascal<\/span><\/a><span>. For couture, the frow was just as starry, with Kidman, Paradis and Swinton returning, alongside <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dua-lipa\"><span>Dua Lipa<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69341\/1\/arthur-jafa-interview-im-an-agent-of-shadow-activism-winter-2025-issue\"><span>Arthur Jafa<\/span><\/a><span>, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Xavier Dolan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/asap-rocky\"><span>A$AP Rocky<\/span><\/a><span>, Margaret Qualley and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/60771\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-is-in-her-bad-bitch-era-autumn-2023-issue\"><span>former Dazed cover star Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>A GENTLER APPROACH TO COUTURE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For a Chanel couture show, there was surprisingly little sparkle. Though the set was flashy, the clothes were subtle and effortless, showcasing nature\u2019s beauty through shapes, prints and textures. A series of floating sheer two-pieces were as light as air and as delicate as a butterfly\u2019s wings. Classic Chanel tweeds were carefully dyed to resemble owl feathers, while one cocoon dress featured rounded brown sleeves (like wings), with red colouring around the neck, like a woodpecker. There were peacock prints, beetle-like silhouettes and repeated patterns that looked like drawn-on feathers or scales. More toadstools were embroidered onto tops, while Bhavitha Mandava closed the show in a pearlescent two-piece, wearing a crown of white feathers in her hair, like Chanel\u2019s own <\/span><em><span>Swan Lake.<\/span><\/em><span> If Mandava was Odette, then Alex Consani played the role of Odile, the black swan \u2013 swathed in sheer black chiffon, with wing-like sleeves that reached the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE SOUNDTRACK SPOKE TO MANY DIFFERENT MOODS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Beyond the birdsong that played consistently throughout the show, the soundtrack placed us directly within the world of Disney, with the opening track taken from <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty. <\/span><\/em><span>This was followed by a quote spoken by Catherine Deneuve, who played the princess in the 1970 fairytale <\/span><em><span>Donkey Skin <\/span><\/em><span>(based on the 1695 story by Charles Perrault). Then came the 1961 track, \u201cBarbara Allen\u201d by Joan Baez, based on 17th century English folk music, and then, to some surprise, the sweet sound of Nelly Furtado (a pop princess in her own right). Much like the dramatic end of <\/span><em><span>Cruel Intentions<\/span><\/em><span>, Blazy\u2019s debut Chanel couture show ended with The Verve\u2019s \u201cBitter Sweet Symphony\u201d, though this version was spliced with Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall\u201d \u2013 and Dua Lipa couldn\u2019t get enough (as evidenced in the video above).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the days leading up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/matthieu-blazy\"><span>Matthieu Blazy<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/chanel\"><span>Chanel <\/span><\/a><span>couture debut, the designer shared teasers on social media, showing animated woodland creatures working in the atelier. While Disney princesses have their clothes made by mice, chipmunks and songbirds, at Chanel, couture is crafted by <em>les petites mains<\/em> (the little hands) \u2013 the vast team of seamstresses who work tirelessly on every last detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luxury fashion, for most of us, is a fairytale. It\u2019s a world that sucked us in, not because it was attainable or realistic in any way, but because it transported us from our suburban bedrooms to bright lights, big cities and beautiful gowns. For Chanel\u2019s SS26 couture show, Blazy combined fashion fairytale with storybook princess \u2013 complete with a soundtrack courtesy of Disney\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty<\/span><\/em><span>, and a set ideal for Thumbelina. If les petites mains are the charming woodland creatures in this scenario, then Blazy is officially fashion\u2019s fairy godmother. Here\u2019s what you missed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BLAZY TOOK US ON A MUSHROOM TRIP<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"9c61e0c7-8125-4558-a657-b3df014021f2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435415.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chanel SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435415.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1435415\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Chanel SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Victor Virgile\/Gamma-Rapho via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While Blazy\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69205\/1\/chanel-metiers-d-art-2026-new-york-subway-show-matthieu-blazy-ayo-edebiri\"><span>recent M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art show<\/span><\/a><span> headed underground to the New York subway, this morning\u2019s show made a return to the well-heeled Grand Palais (this is couture, after all). In typical Chanel fashion, from within, the venue was unrecognisable. In keeping with the fairytale theme, the Grand Palais was transformed into a rose-hued woodland dreamcape. Pink weeping willows almost shrouded the guests, while giant toadstools lined the runway \u2013 the home of fairies, of course (or so we were told as children).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHANEL ROYALTY SAT FRONT ROW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For his SS26 ready-to-wear debut, Blazy invited house loyalists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\"><span>Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/a><span>, Vanessa Paradis and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tilda-swinton\"><span>Tilda Swinton<\/span><\/a><span>, while also bringing in new faces like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ayo-edebiri\"><span>Ayo Edebiri<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pedro-pascal\"><span>Pedro Pascal<\/span><\/a><span>. For couture, the frow was just as starry, with Kidman, Paradis and Swinton returning, alongside <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dua-lipa\"><span>Dua Lipa<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69341\/1\/arthur-jafa-interview-im-an-agent-of-shadow-activism-winter-2025-issue\"><span>Arthur Jafa<\/span><\/a><span>, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Xavier Dolan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/asap-rocky\"><span>A$AP Rocky<\/span><\/a><span>, Margaret Qualley and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/60771\/1\/quenlin-blackwell-is-in-her-bad-bitch-era-autumn-2023-issue\"><span>former Dazed cover star Quenlin Blackwell<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>A GENTLER APPROACH TO COUTURE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For a Chanel couture show, there was surprisingly little sparkle. Though the set was flashy, the clothes were subtle and effortless, showcasing nature\u2019s beauty through shapes, prints and textures. A series of floating sheer two-pieces were as light as air and as delicate as a butterfly\u2019s wings. Classic Chanel tweeds were carefully dyed to resemble owl feathers, while one cocoon dress featured rounded brown sleeves (like wings), with red colouring around the neck, like a woodpecker. There were peacock prints, beetle-like silhouettes and repeated patterns that looked like drawn-on feathers or scales. More toadstools were embroidered onto tops, while Bhavitha Mandava closed the show in a pearlescent two-piece, wearing a crown of white feathers in her hair, like Chanel\u2019s own <\/span><em><span>Swan Lake.<\/span><\/em><span> If Mandava was Odette, then Alex Consani played the role of Odile, the black swan \u2013 swathed in sheer black chiffon, with wing-like sleeves that reached the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE SOUNDTRACK SPOKE TO MANY DIFFERENT MOODS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Beyond the birdsong that played consistently throughout the show, the soundtrack placed us directly within the world of Disney, with the opening track taken from <\/span><em><span>Sleeping Beauty. <\/span><\/em><span>This was followed by a quote spoken by Catherine Deneuve, who played the princess in the 1970 fairytale <\/span><em><span>Donkey Skin <\/span><\/em><span>(based on the 1695 story by Charles Perrault). Then came the 1961 track, \u201cBarbara Allen\u201d by Joan Baez, based on 17th century English folk music, and then, to some surprise, the sweet sound of Nelly Furtado (a pop princess in her own right). Much like the dramatic end of <\/span><em><span>Cruel Intentions<\/span><\/em><span>, Blazy\u2019s debut Chanel couture show ended with The Verve\u2019s \u201cBitter Sweet Symphony\u201d, though this version was spliced with Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall\u201d \u2013 and Dua Lipa couldn\u2019t get enough (as evidenced in the video above).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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