Paris —
After a month of designer debuts — more than a dozen across fashion weeks in London, Milan and New York — the task fell to Chanel’s new artistic director, Matthieu Blazy, to present his vision for the future of one of history’s most storied houses.
Bringing Paris Fashion Week to a close on Monday evening, the highly anticipated collection reveal was held where Chanel has frequently staged shows since 2007: the historic Grand Palais, which recently underwent a multiyear, $500-million restoration.
The set wasn’t just a whole new world, it was an entire solar system. Enormous glowing planets hung overhead; others were installed at ground level, punctuating the venue’s gleaming black floor. Stars including Margot Robbie, Penélope Cruz and Pedro Pascal sat front row, as did the label’s newly anointed brand ambassadors Ayo Edebiri and Nicole Kidman — a return of sorts for Kidman, who was once the face of Chanel No.
5 perfume.
Nicole Kidman (center), pictured alongside director Steve McQueen and French singers Vanessa Paradis and Étienne Daho, sat on t
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