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Cruise show: Chanel selects Biarritz

Chanel has opted for a local setting over the far-flung destinations often favoured by luxury brands for cruise presentations. Biarritz will host the show for its resort 2026/27 collection on April 28, 2026. This location holds significant historical importance for the house. New cruise collection in Biarritz marks historical return Bruno...

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The Fashion Awards: Jonathan Anderson triumphant for third successive year

On Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson scooped the coveted Designer of the Year accolade for the third consecutive year at The Fashion Awards 2025. The annual awards from the British Fashion Council, which act as the annual fundraising event for the BFC Foundation to support fashion talent...

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Video: Chanel off-season 2026 in NYC

Chanel’s latest cross-town line, presented in New York, introduces Matthieu Blazy’s first Métiers d’art collection. The presentation features a joyful cavalcade of personalities, all seen through a filmic lens. The designs explore a dynamic range, incorporating Art Deco extravagances, elegant tweeds that push the boundaries of savoir-faire,...

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Which luxury handbags have gained the most value between 2020 and 2025?

As gold and silver prices have increased steadily over the last five years, many high-net-worth individuals have been making other strategic investments outside the financial markets. Investing in everything from fine art and rare coins to luxury fashion, a new study from FashioNica, an online platform specializing in the sale of authentic,...

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Harrods buyer impressed by Chanel and Dior debuts at PFW SS26

Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2026, which took place from September 29 to October 7, saw debuts at Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga, and delivered a season of “extraordinary reset,” according to Simon Longland, director of buying for fashion at luxury British department store Harrods. Longland told FashionUnited over e-mail: “Paris offered a...

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The hits - and misses - of the Spring Summer 2026 debuts

For months the fashion industry has been speculating, discussing, and looking for clues about what would become one of the most significant fashion weeks of the decade. After a wave of new creative director appointments, everyone was waiting for that a-ha moment — the one that signals a clear shift in direction. Would it be a full revolution?...

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Video: Chanel by Matthieu Blazy SS26 runway show

The highly anticipated Spring/Summer 2026 runway show for Chanel, under the creative direction of Matthieu Blazy, is expected to be a pivotal moment for the iconic French fashion house. Blazy, known for his ability to blend historical references with contemporary sensibilities, is poised to present a collection that reinterprets Chanel's rich...

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Chanel by Matthieu Blazy: elegance with a playful twist

This Monday evening at the Grand Palais, the house of Chanel started a new chapter in its history, presenting the first collection conceived under the creative direction of Matthieu Blazy. The result is a Chanel woman firmly grounded in the present, embodying a rediscovered modernity. Chanel silhouettes by Matthieu Blazy Against a nocturnal...

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Who is Matthieu Blazy, the new man at Chanel?

The most-coveted show at Paris Fashion Week this season: Matthieu Blazy's debut at Chanel. But who is the 41-year-old designer? The Franco-Belgian is relatively low-key - certainly not one of the big celebrity names he beat for the job - and was picked for Chanel after a highly successful three-year stint at Bottega Veneta. The new job is a...

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Leena Nair: The ‘human spark’ igniting Chanel’s next century

In the cloistered world of Parisian luxury, where heritage is currency and creative lineage is paramount, appointing an outsider can send shockwaves through the industry. When French luxury label Chanel named Leena Nair its global chief executive officer in January 2022, the move was seen as nothing short of revolutionary. Nair, a 30-year...

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Video: Chanel explores themes of identity in Katie Kitamura's 'Audition'

The sixteenth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon was held at the 7L library in Paris with novelist Katie Kitamura as guest. Moderated by journalist Caroline Issa, the discussion explored themes from Kitamura’s latest novel Audition, including identity, the role of reading, and the challenges faced by her characters.

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Luxury fashion at a crossroads ahead of key designer debuts

If the Venice Film Festival’s red carpet is any guide, the luxury sector is entering the womenswear season in a state of uncertainty. Following a long summer and the July haute couture shows, celebrity dressing has returned with renewed significance, as catwalk presentations risk becoming increasingly predictable and uninspiring. The festival...