6 Trends All the Cool Girls Will Be Wearing in 2026 Were Just Revealed at the Chanel Metiers d’Art Show in NYC
If you never thought you'd see the day when celebrities would pose for the cameras at a Chanel runway show from the base of the stairs to a subway station in NYC, I'm here to report that this is something that actually happened last night in NYC. Matthieu Blazy chose New York City as the site of his first Metiers d’art show since taking the creative director helm at Chanel, and seemingly every cool fashion person and celebrity in NYC came out to take in the collection.
Blazy's first collection for the fashion house during Paris Fashion Week S/S 26 was perhaps the buzziest of the season, as a new era at Chanel had clearly arrived. He solidified plenty of trends during the showing, as he set out to reimagine the signature Chanel look. For the Metiers d’art 2026 collection, which is an annual off-season pre-fall showing that Chanel embarked upon in 2002 to highlight the artistry and craftsmanship at the heart of the brand, Blazy furthered his vision for Chanel, showing his take on tweed, the casual side of Chanel (more on that below), and a slew of future It items.
Read on for all of the details on the show, from the subway setting to the celebrities in attendance to the trends the fashion crowd will embrace in 2026.
The Subway Setting
Chanel has a long history of staging its Metiers d’art shows in unexpected locations, with the previous one in NYC, in 2018, under Karl Lagerfeld, taking place in front of the Temple of Dendur at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art. The decommissioned Bowery subway station chosen for the 2026 showing was no exception, and it was as quintessentially New York as you can get. There was even a model wearing Chanel's take on an I Love New York tourist tee. After the celebrities and fashion crowd in attendance descended the stairs to the platform, the models arrived via an actual subway car, with said platform serving as the runway.
The Starry Front Row
As per usual, when it comes to Chanel, the stars showed up in full force. A slew of high-profile attendees with a connection to NYC and-slash-or Chanel commingled on the platform, including the brand's newest ambassador, ASAP Rocky, Ayo Edebiri, Jon Bon Jovi, Bowen Yang, Tessa Thompson, Emily Ratajkowski, and too many more to name—all dressed in pieces from the new collection.
WHO: Ayo Edebiri
WHO: ASAP Rocky
