Vogue mostly loved this, Matthieu Blazy’s first couture collection for Chanel, and, frankly, so do I. Per the publication:
Blazy said he stumbled across an inspirational haiku about a bird and a mushroom. “I thought it was so beautiful, so short, and I was wondering, can I tell a story with those three lines?” The idea, given “what’s happening to the world, was to consider this collection almost as a break: something magical, something that makes you dream, something poetic, a calm moment of quietness, almost like a Sunday morning.”
And there ARE a lot of mushrooms in here, including as the heels of some shoes. Whimsy! I’ll take it. (I also appreciate Blazy using older models; it feels like a recognition of the fact that a lot of the women who can afford these looks are likely over 40.)
