Overview
- Chanel presented its Cruise 2027 collection in Biarritz on Tuesday at Le Casino Municipal, marking Matthieu Blazy’s first cruise show for the house.
- The headline shoe was an intentionally incomplete ‘barefoot heel cap’ that covers only the heel with ankle ties, drawing mixed reactions online, and Chanel has not announced retail plans or pricing for it.
- WWD highlighted an enormous striped beach tote as the real accessory to watch, with the show’s outsized bags and rubber wader boots pointing to a swing toward supersized carryalls.
- Blazy grounded the clothes in Coco’s 1920s swim, workwear, and sailor codes and increased the use of the double‑C logo, while saying he also channels Karl Lagerfeld’s pop-minded showmanship for cruise.
- Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton, A$AP Rocky, Sofia Coppola, and Michaela Coel led the front row, and the runway featured visibly diverse casting, including Kaya Wilkins walking six months pregnant.