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Fashion’s new joy – the HTSI SS26 style special
Embrace an optimistic new mood with Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy, poppy accessories, playful fashion and Agnès b
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Matthieu Blazy, the man reinvigorating the $18.7bn house of Chanel
Embrace an optimistic new mood with Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy, poppy accessories, playful fashion and Agnès b
FT Series
Fashion’s new joy – the HTSI SS26 style special
Embrace an optimistic new mood with Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy, poppy accessories, playful fashion and Agnès b
© Indigo Lewin
Matthieu Blazy, the man reinvigorating the $18.7bn house of Chanel

The 41-year-old Belgian-French designer has infused the legendary fashion house with an infectious sense of joy. It seems to be…

Prepare for bouclé jackets, quilted chain-link bags galore and an outfit formula that is proving to be consumer catnip

New designer’s kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm is evident in confident colours and loosened silhouettes

Designer’s third collection confirms his dream start at the label, as warmth for the women who wear it shines through

Show featured pink denim and suit printed with headlines from Gabrielle Chanel’s time at resort

'Essence of a Style' (3/6). Appointed to the helm of some of the biggest fashion houses, six designers are set to command the…