<p>A balance of sheer dressing and sharp tailoring.</p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Matthieu Blazy’s Spring/Summer 2027 Chanel show was a reflective one – both figuratively and literally. Beneath the Grand Palais glass dome, a giant moon, glowing birds and an orange-and-green floor set the scene, but the clothes soon became the focus.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Cropped jackets exposed the midriff, pleated minis appeared beside longer dresses, and frayed hems kept the tailoring from looking too polished. Tweed came in a variety of different shapes, including mesh panels and broader checks, as well as a red-and-white tiger print that took one of Maison’s most recognisable codes in a new direction. Printed silk transparencies provided a softer contrast, while the new smocked tweed offered the suits greater flexibility.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The creative director looked&nbsp;back to Gabrielle Chanel. “Throughout their lives, women become multiple selves, different faces of the same coin,” he states in the collection notes. The range included references to Edwardian corsetry, jersey pants and masculine tailoring, sans turning into&nbsp;a history lesson.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The accessories were just as playful. Two-tone pumps came in leopard, tiger, baby blue and silver, while quilted bags appeared in zebra prints and clashing colours. By the time Britney Spears’s <i>Gimme More</i> blasted through the finale, Blazy’s Chanel made a heritage look anything but obedient. <o:p></o:p></p>

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Chanel Spring/Summer 2027 finds Matthieu Blazy in reflective mode

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