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Today in New York, Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy unveiled his Métiers d’Art 2026 collection with not one, but two Manhattan shows. Following up his highly anticipated spring 2026 debut in Paris back in October, Blazy held a pair of star-studded presentations—one at 3 p.m., another at 7 p.m.—at a nondescript subway station at 168 Bowery, where guests watched models strut in front of a stationed train.

Until today, New York hadn’t hosted a Chanel show since 2018, when the late Karl Lagerfeld presented a Métiers d’Art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in front of the Temple of Dendur. And, naturally, Blazy’s splashy New York takeover came with a very starry front row. (Would it be a Chanel show otherwise?)

In addition to new house ambassadors like A$AP Rocky and Ayo Edebiri, all manner of Hollywood royalty came out for the affair, including stars such as Tilda Swinton, Meg Ryan, Bowen Yang, Teyana Taylor, Dapper Dan, Kristen Stewart, and Christine Baranski.

What’s more? Many of the A-listers in attendance had personal connections to New York. Rocky, for one, was born and raised in Harlem, while actors like Edebiri and Ryan studied at NYU. While some have since departed the hustle and bustle of the city, many remain fixtures of New York’s cultural scene, like Questlove and SNL’s Bowen Yang.

In honor of Chanel’s New York minute, Vogue caught up with the front row and asked them about some of their favorite Big Apple memories and must-haves.

At the Grand Palais in Paris, Matthieu Blazy presented his debut collection for the House of Chanel in a show that balanced grandeur with restraint. The space, once home to Karl Lagerfeld’s elaborate sets, became a planetarium filled with glowing orbs. The setting echoed Blazy’s direction for Chanel, now entering a new era under its fourth creative director in 115 years.

Among those in attendance were stars including Nicole Kidman, the new brand ambassador, with her daughters, along with Margot Robbie, Penelope Cruz, Ayo Edebiri, Pedro Pascal, Tilda Swinton, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Blazy built the collection around duality. “She decided for herself what she could be and she could be both faces of the same coin,” he said after the show, referring to founder Coco Chanel. The collection reflected that tension between structure and sensuality, intimacy and confidence.

Texture led the narrative. Fabrics appeared almost tangible, drawing the eye to their depth and finish. Colours were rich and concentrated, with red appearing in sequined co-ords, ruffled skirts, and sharp tweed separates. Eveningwear stayed in shades of ivory, beige, and black, echoing Paris’s celebration of a century of Art Deco.

Gold wheat motifs, one of Coco Chanel’s personal symbols, featured on tweed coats and sack dresses, while knits and tweeds were dense and fringed. With tweed, some suits had low-slung wrap skirts, while others were puffed or frayed. The focus was attitude. “There are Chanel women all around the world,” Blazy said.

Accessories followed the same principle. The classic bag appeared without its chain, while new bags were introduced in the collection, including egg-shaped clutches, small top-handles, and soft carryalls in supple leather.

“There was too much beauty. The good thing with the codes of Chanel is you can reduce them. They still look like Chanel,” Blazy said.

The message was direct. Chanel’s next phase will move with the world and speak to many cultures. “Fashion should be beautiful and enjoyable,” he added.

Blazy’s Chanel honours the house’s heritage while pushing it forward. He has brought Chanel back to core.
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