Late January 2025, the renovated Grand Palais pulsed with the rhythm of the CHANEL Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2025 show. A doubly symbolic moment, I find: not only celebrating the house’s 110 years in this supreme art form that is Haute Couture, but also a collection born in the interim, designed by the in-house studio while awaiting the highly publicized arrival of Matthieu Blazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Ode to Color, A Forgotten Signature?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The stated intention was clear: to pay homage to Gabrielle Chanel, not just for her iconic black and white, but as a true \u00ab\u00a0great colorist\u00a0\u00bb. A welcome exploration, reminding us of the richness of her palette, from the softest pastel to the most vivid tone. The scenography, with that double-C runway evoking infinity, struck me as a powerful metaphor: a link between this deep heritage and the house’s promise of eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Collection: Between Savoir-Faire and Reinterpretation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the runway, I observed a revisiting of the fundamentals. Tweed, of course, but vibrant with new colors, sometimes painted or embroidered with undeniable mastery. The silhouettes played on contrasts: the structure of the suit (sometimes daringly paired with low-waisted mini-skirts) against the ethereal fluidity of long dresses in chiffon, crepe, or lace. This is where the art of the ateliers truly shines: fine embroideries, airy pleats, graphic braids, and those jewel-buttons that are genuine miniature sculptures. A veritable catalogue of CHANEL savoir-faire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Mixed Reception: Art Confronts Impatience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As often happens in our world, opinions diverged. While the specialized press largely praised the chromatic beauty and artisanal excellence, a more critical eye was cast elsewhere, particularly online. Some pointed to a lack of boldness, a style sometimes deemed \u00ab\u00a0dated,\u00a0\u00bb or even repetitiveness in certain styling choices \u2013 that famous thin black belt that caused so much discussion. This divide strikes me: it reveals, I believe, the constant tension between celebrating a precious heritage, the very essence of Haute Couture, and the feverish expectation of novelty, exacerbated by our times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Way of Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For me, this Spring\/Summer 2025 collection will remain a beautiful demonstration of the resilience and richness of the CHANEL codes, carried by the virtuosity of its ateliers. A colorful and masterful interlude that successfully maintained the house’s radiance during a period of anticipation. Now, all eyes are turned towards Matthieu Blazy, and the impatience is great to discover how he will inscribe his own vision into the history of this \u00ab\u00a0eighth art\u00a0\u00bb at CHANEL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cr\u00e9dit photo: FHCM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Late January 2025, the renovated Grand Palais pulsed with the rhythm of the CHANEL Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2025 show. A doubly symbolic moment, I find: not only celebrating the house’s 110 years in this supreme art form that is Haute Couture, but also a collection born in the interim, designed by the in-house studio while … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chikh-larbi","category-haute-couture","category-haute-couture-spring-summer-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":851,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions\/851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-8th-art.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}