All across Paris, women are lining up to shop Chanel's debut collection from creative director Matthieu Blazy. Inside the Fall 2026 fashion show on March 9, the designer presented 78 more looks that are bound to start another online frenzy, and some fall fashion trends, when they're finally available. Blazy's second collection for Chanel is the opposite of a sophomore slump. It's a lineup that intrinsically gets what women want to wear: "I wish to create a canvas for women to be unapologetically who they are and who they want to be," he wrote in show notes. He delivers with pieces that make sense on crowded morning commutes or weekend meet-ups with friends, but that aren't so basic that they lose all personality. From actually-chic commuter bags to luxe drop-waist skirts, Chanel's fall 2026 show fulfills the fantasy Gabrielle Chanel created at the brand's start: "elevating the functional to high fashion." At the same time, it's setting an agenda for what everyone will be wearing next season. If history repeats, Chanel Fall 2026 will be another collection in which online, show-day hype translates into sold-out status in boutiques worldwide. Here are the five breakout items and styling moments worth adding to your mental mood board now, before it heads to stores next fall.
