“From the signature bow to the braid embroidered on the first creations of the House, the ribbon runs through the vocabulary of CHANEL.”
Ahead of Matthieu Blazy’s highly-anticipated debut at CHANEL later this year, the Maison’s Creation Studio presented its Fall-Winter 2025/26 Ready-to-Wear collection earlier this week in Paris — paying homage to the heritage of the House.
At the centre of it all was an oversized black ribbon, which rose at the heart of the nave of the Grand Palais. And which underscored the collection’s modern reimagining of Gabrielle Chanel’s iconic codes.
‘From the signature bow to the braid embroidered on the first creations of the House, the ribbon runs through the vocabulary of CHANEL,’ the Maison explains. ‘Tied, loose or floating in the wind, it sets an allure in motion.’
Speaking of floating in the wind, one of my personal favourite accessory details this season included an extra long knitted scarf that was looped once around the neck and fastened with a single camellia — the floral emblem of the House.
My show notes were also scrawled with ribbons, naturally. Fastened at the collar, below the knee, and anywhere else you could think to adorn. As well as pearls, strung along waist belts and slung nonchalantly across the shoulder.
The teeniest of micro handbags were seen alongside capacious carry-alls, in a delightful dance of contrasts. Tonally, too, the blackest of blacks met the softest of baby pinks, while textures ranged from sumptuous tweed twinsets to the very lightest layers of tulle.
A perfectly poetic play on proportions.
below, find a curation of my favourite captures from the fall-winter collection
Ahead of Matthieu Blazy’s highly-anticipated debut at CHANEL later this year, the Maison’s Creation Studio presented its Fall-Winter 2025/26 Ready-to-Wear collection earlier this week in Paris — paying homage to the heritage of the House.
At the centre of it all was an oversized black ribbon, which rose at the heart of the nave of the Grand Palais. And which underscored the collection’s modern reimagining of Gabrielle Chanel’s iconic codes.
‘From the signature bow to the braid embroidered on the first creations of the House, the ribbon runs through the vocabulary of CHANEL,’ the Maison explains. ‘Tied, loose or floating in the wind, it sets an allure in motion.’
Speaking of floating in the wind, one of my personal favourite accessory details this season included an extra long knitted scarf that was looped once around the neck and fastened with a single camellia — the floral emblem of the House.
My show notes were also scrawled with ribbons, naturally. Fastened at the collar, below the knee, and anywhere else you could think to adorn. As well as pearls, strung along waist belts and slung nonchalantly across the shoulder.
The teeniest of micro handbags were seen alongside capacious carry-alls, in a delightful dance of contrasts. Tonally, too, the blackest of blacks met the softest of baby pinks, while textures ranged from sumptuous tweed twinsets to the very lightest layers of tulle.
A perfectly poetic play on proportions.
below, find a curation of my favourite captures from the fall-winter collection
