Credit: Chanel
An exceptional location, Lake Como, for the last show without a creative director, before Matthieu Blazy takes the reins of one of the fashion houses that has made fashion history. Chanel presented its Resort 2026 collection yesterday, yet another demonstration of the never-shouted savoir faire of the brand founded by Gabrielle Chanel, in which the workmanship is rich but never pompous, yet no less fascinating. Here are 3 that struck us.
SNAKE EFFECT
What's more chic than a robe de chambre, a dressing gown, but made so luxurious that it can be worn as an overcoat? Chanel opens its show with just such a garment, a white belted overcoat, but enriched with jewel buttons and densely embroidered with transparent and white sequins, which form a snakeskin effect pattern, which is only noticeable from close up. The emblem of Chanel's chic but understated elegance.
GOLD LEATHER
Metallic finish and the most precious material in its three variants - white gold, yellow gold and rose gold - in alternating bands, so as to form a striped pattern, so dear to Chanel. The light leather overcoat with an Oriental-inspired silhouette is first printed and then finished with a metallic effect.
THE CRYSTAL WORLD
Minaudières are a cornerstone of every Chanel show, and this Resort 26 is no exception: the one that wins us over is a metal globe set with a series of colored gems that reflect the colors of the show, of various shapes and sizes. An artisanal work that required hours of manual labor, but which also strikes for its freshness and lightness.
