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Blazy’s Chanel Couture Was a Slam Dunk!

Who knew an inspiration as unlikely as ‘bird on a mushroom’ could unleash such a torrent of creativity, reports Tim Blanks.
Chanel Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2026
Chanel Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2026 (Getty Images)

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Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed

With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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