Like a theatre of dreamlike illusions, the CHANEL Fall-Winter 2025/26 Ready-to-Wear collection, plays on scales of size, length and proportion. Beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais, an installation designed by scenographer Willo Perron dances over the floor while soaring into the air. With his black ribbon as a monumental backdrop, the collection leans into points of reference and alters perceptions.
Between contrast and balance, a suit in champagne, black or white tweed is set off by a diaphanous flounced cape in black or white illusion tulle. Here, a blouse and skirt in black tulle are worn over an ecru trouser suit. There, a long shirt with puffed sleeves in white tulle envelops an ecru jacket-dress. Through this transparency, the lines of the silhouette are superimposed and create movement. Never far from the universe of fairytales, the Fall-Winter 2025/26 Ready-to-Wear collection conjures up a world of mastery and imagination, all while rendering the House codes sublime.
The bow, the ribbon, the pearl and the flower… The collection revisits some of the most cherished House signatures. In every size, bows blossom over the collars and cuffs of blouses and dresses, accumulate on necklaces and down to the ankles of a dazzling black down jacket and sweatpants ensemble. A long white knitted ribbon wraps around a black sweater concluding in a big bow on the shoulder. Other voluminous or openwork (cut-out) bows highlight dresses, cardigans and sweaters. Heels are made of a single pearl, a cross-body bag gives the impression of an oversized pearl necklace, and a set of jewels is adorned with maximalist rhinestones: spirited illusions of scale dominate the collection.
