US EditionShowmanship Returns at Chanel as Designer Blazy Debuts Under a Sky of Planets
Ayo Edebiri becomes Chanel's first House Ambassador under Matthieu Blazy, linking Hollywood talent with the iconic fashion house during Paris Fashion Week.
- Ayo Edebiri will attend Matthieu Blazy's Spring/Summer 2026 show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday, October 1, as Chanel's new House Ambassador.
- Blazy was appointed last December to move Chanel beyond the Lagerfeld era and was tasked with modernising while respecting heritage, stemming from mutual admiration between Edebiri and Matthieu Blazy.
- At Paris Fashion Week, Blazy presented his debut beneath glowing planets at the Grand Palais, blending restrained Chanel codes with menswear and references to Coco Chanel, founder.
- The industry hopes fresh leadership and faces will lift sales as Chanel, the house reporting profits, faced a 30 percent drop in operating profit in 2024 to $4.48 billion.
- Blazy is only the fourth creative director in Chanel's history after Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard, making his debut a rare leadership transition at the restored Grand Palais, which mobilised 675 tradesmen and craftsmen.
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PFW: Matthieu Blazy Launches Chanel Into A New Era
Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 / All images courtesy of Chanel On the final day of Paris Fashion Week, the universe of Chanel expanded. Matthieu Blazy’s debut was an event of cosmic proportions, and so the new creative director leaned into this, setting the runway right among the stars. Beneath the domed ceiling of a planetarium built inside the Grand Palais, the Belgian designer unveiled his Spring/Summer 2026 collection as both a love letter and a …
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Showmanship returns at Chanel as designer Blazy debuts under a sky of planets
Chanel has made a dramatic return to showmanship at Paris Fashion Week. New designer Matthieu Blazy opened the season with a cosmic-themed runway, featuring a solar system suspended above.
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