Chanel and Schiaparelli: moments of grace in haute couture

Tuesday morning, in the gallery of the Grand Palais, decorated in the style of Coco Chanel-era couture salons, we were told that Matthieu Blazy was there. The new artistic director of the house on rue Cambon , which will unveil its first collection during the ready-to-wear Fashion Week next October, came to encourage the studio in charge (for the last time, therefore) of haute couture. But discreetly, in the second row, near a door, to arrive last and leave first... It is also said that he gave some wise advice to the teams. This is what we think we detect in the first passages of the show, more refined, more "craft" than usual.

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