Deep in the New York subway, Chanel marks a century of transatlantic exchange and remarkable craftsmanship.

After Paris, Manchester, and Hangzhou, the <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/chanel-returns-singapore-spectacular-cruise-2026-replica-show-fashion-celebrities-becky-gemini" title="Chanel Returns to Singapore with a Spectacular Cruise 2026 Replica Show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House of Chanel</a> has chosen New York for its latest M&eacute;tiers d&rsquo;Art chapter. The choice feels almost inevitable. From the beginning, America served as the bright mirror in which Gabrielle Chanel tested her boldest ideas. Her first hats crossed the Atlantic in 1912 and quickly won over Manhattan high society. Chanel N&deg;5 followed, slipping into the great American luxury stores, from Bloomingdale&rsquo;s windows to the quiet salons of Bergdorf Goodman. Later, Coco herself walked the halls of the Grande Mela, unshakeable, armed with a million-dollar Hollywood contract and the kind of self-possession that could rival a neon sign. She once quipped: &ldquo;Hollywood needed Chanel more than <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/chanel-spring-summer-2026-fashion-show-collection-photos-looks-celebrities-blackpink-jennie" title="Matthieu Blazy Redefines Chanel&rsquo;s Orbit with a Dazzling Spring/Summer 2026 Debut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chanel</a> needed Hollywood.&rdquo;
The bond never faltered. From the glamorous 1950s, with Marilyn Monroe, Suzy Parker, Candice Bergen, and Ali MacGraw as enduring faces of N&deg;5, to the Broadway musical Coco starring Katharine Hepburn, and finally the first New York boutique opening in 1986, America sang Chanel like a bright refrain. Now Matthieu Blazy picks up the thread. Having lived in the United States, he leads the M&eacute;tiers d&rsquo;Art collection for the first time, choosing New York as his vertical, electric stage.

Parisian purity then ventures below ground, between steel pillars and tracks that hum with speed. &ldquo;The metro belongs to everyone,&rdquo; Blazy says, and the collection reflects that truth with ease. Socialite and superhero, restless teenager and grounded woman, night shift worker and sequinned diva all find themselves echoed here. The pieces move like the city itself. Boucl&eacute; suits, heirs to French precision, shimmer with micro-sequins. Pencil skirts appear in zebra tweed or playful tartan. Leopard prints take on surprising tones. The classic meets the instinctive. The suit nods to graffiti.
The colour palette shifts like a passing carriage: timeless ivory and black, soft camel, then sudden bursts of cobalt blue, lacca red, giada green, and acid yellow. Silhouettes stretch and glide. Chiffon column dresses, airy blouses, maglia suits finished with retro bows, capes layered over animal motifs, and long gowns dusted with feathers all create a sense of easy grandeur. A sharper, masculine edge also appears in a patent leather trench and a gessati blazer, giving the collection a cinematic strength.
Accessories add a sense of movement and speed. Mini versions of Chanel&rsquo;s cult bags, slingbacks, and shoes that wrap the leg like a second skin appear throughout. Multi-strand necklaces, oversized hoops, and flashes of gold and enamel glow like the lights of a late-night station. The Chanel woman here moves quickly, confidently, and entirely on her own terms.

Celebrities at CHANEL's M&eacute;tiers d&rsquo;art 2026 Show

G-Dragon. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

Tilda Swinton. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

Wang Yibo. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

A$AP Rocky. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

Kristen Stewart. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

Gemini Norawit. (Courtesy of CHANEL)

For Chanel, New York is not simply scenery. It is the heartbeat of the collection. The House blends into the city rather than standing apart from it, and through the M&eacute;tiers d&rsquo;Art it pays tribute to the extraordinary skill of the 19Ms. Lesage and Montex embroider the night, Goossens shapes gold with memory, Lemari&eacute; coaxes flowers from fabric, Massaro crafts the stride, and Maison Michel completes the vision.
The result is a celebration of movement, craft, and the enduring bond between Chanel and America.

Chanel Unveils its Métiers d’Art 2026 Collection in the New York Subway

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