Bringing Paris Fashion Week to a close this season, CHANEL presented its latest collection at the Grand Palais, marking Matthieu Blazy's third main collection and ninth overall for the maison in just two years. Looking across the past, present and future of the house, the collection revisited chapters from the life and legacy of founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, exploring how her vision continues to transcend both distance and time.
This sense of history and imagination was beautifully captured by a flock of bird figurines suspended above the glossy, illuminated runway. The presentation also embraced a literary dimension, with actress Nicole Kidman delivering a live reading from Virginia Woolf's Orlando. Its themes of shifting identity, evolution and transformation offered a fitting reflection on a house that has continually reinvented itself while staying true to its foundations.
On the runway, Blazy continued to explore structural innovation, reworking CHANEL's signature fabrics into lighter, more flexible and comfortable textiles through the use of smocking techniques. His fondness for loose silhouettes and dropped waistlines, established in previous collections, also carried through, now complemented by an evolution of structured corsetry. The result was a wardrobe that balanced the maison's unmistakable codes with a more relaxed, contemporary sensibility.
Of the 82 looks presented, three featured the new CHANEL Eyewear designs. The standout silhouette was a rimless cat-eye frame held together by a distinctive V-shaped metal brow bar, which extended into the temples and was finished with colourful crystals. The delicate detailing brought to mind the birds we used to draw as children, flying freely across the corners of our imaginary skies. A rather poetic touch, and a fitting tribute to the collection's wider themes of freedom, imagination and transformation.
Naturally, the celebrity guests arrived in some of the season's most coveted CHANEL eyewear. Here's who caught our attention:
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore the black CHANEL 5565 C622/S8 oval sunglasses, featuring distinctive CHANEL logo lettering across its metal temples.
Olivia Wilde opted for the black CHANEL 5570 1850/S4 sunglasses, distinguished by tweed-patterned emboss temples and a subtle Double C logo.
DJ Honey Dijon chose the CHANEL 5545 C622/S6 square sunglasses, adorned with gold and crystal details.
Long-time ambassador Wang Yibo wore the CHANEL 9588, while Alexa Demie opted for the CHANEL 9179. Both designs are exclusive to the maison.
Pedro Pascal also brought something special to the front row, wearing a new pair of CHANEL optical glasses reserved exclusively for the house.
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And with that, another Paris Fashion Week comes to a stylish close. From the runway's latest creations to the eyewear choices of its star-studded front rows, this season offered plenty of inspiration for the months ahead.
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