Chanel’s New, Mermaid-Inspired Manis Are About to Go Viral

ICYMI, Chanel recently launched its Cruise 26/27 collection in the seaside town of Biarritz on the Basque coast. It’s a long way from the brand’s Paris headquarters, but it has deep historical significance. Gabrielle Chanel chose Biarritz to open her couture house in 1915. Now, 111 years later, Matthew Blazey used it as the backdrop for his first Cruise collection.

Using sun, sea and sand as motifs, Chanel sent models down the runway wearing silk foulards, “swirling” raffia skirts and cotton-canvas suits. The beauty look wasn’t far behind — think dewy, sun-kissed skin, windswept hair, and shimmering, mermaid-inspired manicures.