Only a year-ish at Chanel, but Matthieu Blazy has already made himself a household name. With the success of Chanel's Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture collection on Tuesday, the French-Belgian designer proves once again that he doesn't only exist in the world of ready-to-wear.
The fairytale theme wasn't chosen at random. While exploring Gabrielle Chanel's private library, Blazy discovered an antique book of fairy tales and began wondering whether Coco's own rise—from humble beginnings to building one of fashion's most influential houses—was itself a modern fairytale.
