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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Adamson

Chanel turns the Grand Palais into a dark fairy tale for Matthieu Blazy’s 2nd couture show

France Fashion Chanel Haute Couture F/W 26/27 - (2026 Copyright The Associated Press)

Inside the Grand Palais in Paris Tuesday, Chanel's starry salon was swallowed by a garden gone wrong: giant beanstalks climbing to the ceiling and huge flowers blooming a little too brightly to be safe.

Tilda Swinton, Michelle Yeoh and Catherine Deneuve were among the crowd, the kind the Parisian stalwart summons and few others can. The show looked enchanted and faintly poisoned at the same time, which turned out to be the point.

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