PARIS — Six months into his tenure at Chanel, designer Matthieu Blazy staged his second ready-to-wear collection at Paris Fashion Week, featuring brightly colored cranes and a holographic floor.
The set was a deliberate signal that the construction is ongoing, echoing the real thing above Notre-Dame cathedral.
The audience inside the Grand Palais included Margot Robbie, Oprah, Jennie, Kylie Minogue, Lily-Rose Depp, Teyana Taylor, and Olivia Dean, all turning up to watch the next floor go on.
Blazy took his cue from a quote from Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel: “We need dresses that crawl and dresses that fly.”
The collection was structured around that tension — plain against spectacular, function against fantasy — with a discipline his sprawling debut last October sometimes lacked.
The opening looks were austere by design, but Blazy’s point was architectural: the suit is “the first brick” — and everything else rises from it.
He stripped the suit to a knit shirt jacket or pressed-tweed blouson before rebuilding it in silicone-woven fabric and metallic mesh.
The collection’s most provocative move was its silhouette, with waistlines dramatically low and belts slung to mid-thigh.
The final stretch answered concerns with force, featuring sequined plaid suits, beaded coats, and metallic mesh.
