Matthew Blazey plants the Chanel flag in the middle of New York City for the brand’s Pre-Fall 2026 campaign. Featuring the Metiers d’Art 2026 collection, it comes with a jolt of energy, shot by photographer Craig McDean in the city’s most unmissable settings.
There are yellow taxis, restaurant kitchens and a news stand full of Superman comics. Behind this is also the banks of the Hudson River, behind which One World Trade is emerging. That stress is totally the point.
Chanel Pre-Fall 2026 Campaign
Blazey draws inspiration from the collision between everyday life and the extraordinary channel craft. It is the kind of redemptive work that only the house’s maisons d’art artisans can provide. The look is electric.
A glittering tiger-striped dress glitters on the Manhattan skyline. Then a feather-trimmed leopard print skirt walks past a neon-lit storefront. A belted camel quilted coat slips from the teal-tiled restaurant kitchen.
Giant tartan fills the roof of a taxi as a model poses barefoot. And a Superman knit gets layers under a plaid blazer.
Models Anok Yai, Julia Nobis, Anne Vyalitsyna, Josephine Akoui, Riley Lusher, Feng Xiao Long, Penelope Turnes, Bhavita Mandawa and Jesse Evans join the cast.
There’s another side to Chanel’s 2026 story, and it involves sun, sand, and swimwear. Cocoa Beach 2026 awaits.
