"After his three-year post at Bottega Veneta, the visionary lent his famed technical prowess to the French maison and brought a certain levity to the brand during his debut. Apart from joyous models traipsing down the Paris Fashion Week runway and lightweight fabrics billowing along with them, one of the buzziest highlights of Chanel's S/S 2026 season was an unexpected take on a classic."
"Blazy took Chanel's iconic 2.55 bag - on its 70th anniversary, no less - and reconstructed it to evoke a lived-in feel. While it still boasts the brand's signature elements, including the chain strap, quilted design, and clasp, the creative director's interpretation is a "crushed" purse. "They look like car crashes," he told Vogue of the latest silhouettes. Instead of the structured original, the leather is folded and crumpled, giving it an asymmetrical shape."
Fashion experienced notable creative reshuffling that led into an optimistic Spring/Summer 2026 season and Matthieu Blazy's new role at Chanel. Blazy moved from a three-year tenure at Bottega Veneta and applied technical expertise and a lighter touch to the French maison. He reconstructed the 70th-anniversary 2.55 bag into a deliberately crushed, lived-in piece that keeps the chain strap, quilted pattern and clasp while introducing folded, crumpled leather, exposed lining and asymmetry. The worn aesthetic extended to frayed tweed hems and crumpled camellia accessories. The distressed 2.55 will arrive mid-March in multiple sizes and colorways.
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