Drawing influence from the English countryside and Scottish moors, CHANEL‘s Fall/Winter 2025/2026 collection unfolded with gilded yet intimate interiors—set in the Salon d’Honneur at the Grand Palais—designed by Willo Perron to mirror the Haute Couture salons at 31, rue Cambon. There, Gabrielle Chanel embraced a return to simplicity, a spirit revived in this season’s approach. 

The show marked the final collection by Creation Studio before the debut of the new creative director, Matthieu Blazy, who will present his first collection in Paris later this year. It reintroduced winter classics in neutral, earthy tones, such as ecru, ivory, brown, green, and black. Proportions were drawn from menswear silhouettes to emphasize movement, embodying the liberation of giving women’s bodies the freedom to move—an ideology central to Gabrielle’s ethos. 

The Maison’s signature tweed texture takes on a new meaning. It conveys a sense of softness and evolves in harmony with the silhouette. A bouclé tweed gives the impression of sheepskin in a straight-cut coatdress, but when paired with feathers, it mimics faux fur in a trouser suit or a long coat, blending craftsmanship with tactile appeal. 

Sprinkled throughout the runway are wheat ears—an ode and emblem of Gabrielle Chanel, representing abundance. They appear as feathers woven into the chiffon flounces, in buttons, and are embroidered along the neckline of the wedding dress, which closes the show with an intricate veil and roses in hand. In this final chapter before a new creative era, the collection honours Chanel’s rich past while gracefully sowing the seeds of what’s to come.