Right this moment in Paris, designer Matthieu Blazy debuted his fall 2026 ready-to-wear assortment for Chanel, stuffed with thrilling new takes on the French label’s signature tweeds and skirt fits. Higher but, the present noticed the palatial Grand Palais setting reworked into a classy building zone, outfitted with big colourful cranes. (The present was to have fun “works in progress,” therefore the thematic set.) When it’s a Chanel present, in any case, the house is at all times theatrical and larger-than-life—identical to when Blazy reworked an deserted New York Metropolis subway station into his pre-fall venue.
Blazy’s entrance row for the presentation in the present day, in the meantime, was its very personal spectacle to behold. Stars reminiscent of Margot Robbie (who unveiled a brand new bob!), Jennie, Teyana Taylor, Oprah, Kylie Minogue, Gemini, Olivia Dean, and extra all confirmed up in help of the grand occasion—decked out of their most interesting Chanel apparel, in fact.
Whereas fashions like Paloma Elsesser leaned into the basic uptown Chanel skirt go well with, different attendees went extra surprising routes—like Robbie in her sheer tank and gauzy trouser from the spring 2026 couture assortment, or Lily Rose-Depp in her full-on animal print Metiers d’artwork ensemble. Jennie even wore a fully-transparent netted skirt go well with: The proper mixture of Previous Chanel meets New Chanel.
Given the starry visitor record, then, Vogue merely needed to doc extra of the front-row motion, so we enlisted photographer German Larkin to doc these notable names of their VIP seats. Beneath, scroll on as Larkin caught all the candid moments between stars. (Come for the Teyana-Margot embrace, keep for the Oprah-Kylie meet-cute.) Plus, we requested them to weigh in on the inspiration behind their outfits, in addition to their favourite seems from the present—and what their favourite French phrases are.