Beneath the soaring glass dome of the Grand Palais, Chanel unveiled a pale pink dreamscape punctuated by oversized toadstools, setting the stage for Matthieu Blazy's highly anticipated couture debut. Rather than leaning into the monumental weight of Chanel’s legacy, Blazy chose poetry over pressure, presenting a collection built on lightness, fantasy, and a quietly subversive sense of wonder. The setting evoked a modern fairy tale, part psychedelic woodland, part couture reverie, where fashion became an antidote to excess and expectation.

For Fall/Winter 2026–2027, Dennis Basso reaffirmed his long-standing devotion to unapologetic glamour. In a fashion moment often preoccupied with understatement, Basso continues to champion opulence as both aesthetic and attitude. His latest lookbook was not about reinvention; it was about refinement, proving that extravagance, when disciplined, remains timeless.