Stars like Blackpink’s Jennie shine, clothes dazzle in Chanel’s butterfly-inspired Paris show

One year in, designer Matthieu Blazy has been on a winning streak with his vision for the French luxury house. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS – Towering cranes in primary colours inside the Grand Palais are probably not what one might expect heading into a Chanel fashion show.

At the French brand’s Fall-Winter 2026 show on the evening of March 9 as part of Paris Fashion Week, these symbols of construction conveyed a message to those in attendance: Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel is still a work in progress.

The 41-year-old star designer’s name has been on everyone’s lips since he was appointed creative director at Chanel in end-2024. This is now his fourth outing for the luxury house, following internet-approved debuts for the 2026 Spring-Summer, Metiers d’Art and Haute Couture presentations.

In the week leading up to this show, the maison’s iconic 31 Rue Cambon location was flooded with hopefuls trying to score a Matthieu Blazy piece following his Spring-Summer drop in boutiques.

That same buzz followed him to the Grand Palais, the historic glass hall that has been Chanel’s fashion playground since 2005.

Stars and Chanel ambassadors showed up radiant in Blazy creations. A-listers in the front row included K-pop star Jennie of girl group Blackpink, actress Margot Robbie, Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu, host Oprah Winfrey and singer Kylie Minogue.