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At the Chanel show, games of ribbons, bows and pearls
At the Chanel Fall-Winter 2025-2026 show, ribbons, bows and pearls were played with ribbons, bows and pearls for a playful and dreamlike collection presented at the Grand Palais.
A monumental ribbon as a decoration for the Chanel show
The first show of this last day of Paris Fashion Week , the Chanel Fall-Winter 2025-2026 show brings a breath of fresh air to the Grand Palais. Like the spring-summer 2025 haute couture collection, presented last January, this show plays with the codes of the rue Cambon house.
First of all through its scenography that looks like a monumental black ribbon, imagined once again by Willo Perron. But also through the details and ornaments that decorate the silhouettes. After a focus on camellia, double C and tweed, it’s time for pearls, bows and ribbons. And next season, they will abandon their simple decorative status.
Knots and beads
Fascinated by pearls, Gabrielle Chanel liked to match her iconic black dresses and tweed suits with a multitude of pearly white necklaces. And within this show, pearls are infinitely varied. But especially in an oversized version. First on necklaces, assorted with candy-like glass beads. Then in two-tone ankle boot heels, but also in tiny bags, or XXL necklace bags worn over a suit or a knitted ensemble.
Another obsession of the revolutionary fashion designer was ribbons and bows, which she declined in a jewelry version for her first high jewelry collection, presented at the Ritz in 1932. For next autumn-winter, knots are everywhere. Not only do they bloom on collars and cuffs, but they also adorn ankle boots, the quilting of a down jacket and even a skirt. They can even be found as a pattern on a top or a knitted dress.
A playful and dreamlike autumn-winter 2025-2026 collection
But these games of proportions and illusions do not only concern ornaments. Indeed, the studio of the house also has fun with clothes. In particular, by playing with lengths, volumes, proportions and superimpositions. While waiting for the first collection of Matthieu Blazy, the house’s new artistic director, we enjoy rediscovering Chanel’s codes through these playful and dreamlike interpretations.
