![\"Courtney](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/7d13577da8b7bafac1563234be162d2ed68a87c258a7cc869b5b8e0e6557c362.png\")
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Updated November 5, 2026 \u2014 6:20pm,first published 4:29pm<\/p>\n
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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n No gift articles left<\/p>\n You’ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n Close<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n What do Kylie Minogue, EDM producer Dom Dolla and legendary Australian designer Jenny Kee have in common?<\/p>\n They were all at the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 runway, the first show ever staged by the French luxury house in Australia.<\/p>\n Taking place at the Cutaway in Barangaroo, in Sydney, it was a re-staging of creative director Matthieu Blazy\u2019s debut cruise collection first presented in Biarritz back in April.<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Baz Luhrmann were all among the stars who came out for one of the biggest moments in Australia\u2019s fashion history.<\/p>\n With carpet the shade of sand, mirrored walls and a labyrinth of rooms, the luxurious Sydney set was not dissimilar to the Biarritz presentation, which was modelled off the original atelier Gabrielle \u201cCoco\u201d Chanel set up in the Basque town in 1915.<\/p>\n Australian models Julia Nobis, Emma Balfour and Josephine Akuei, who all walked in the original show, were back on deck, joined by fellow modelling icons Gemma Ward, Catherine McNeil and Charlee Fraser, in addition to fresh faces Latahlia Hickling and Tatyana Perry, who made their runway debuts for Chanel during Paris Fashion Week.<\/p>\n Rubbing shoulders with celebrities and artists (Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran and Atong Atem among them) were fashion editors as well as the people who the show was really for: the VICs (very important clients), who Chanel hope will feel strongly enough about the experience that they\u2019ll walk into a boutique tomorrow, when the collection hits stands, and start snapping it up.<\/p>\n Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion at Chanel, says these moments are about evoking an emotional response that deepens the client\u2019s connection to the brand.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about offering the best experience to this client, the existing one, and if possible, many new ones,\u201d says Pavlovsky, who stresses that each Chanel collection should be relevant to every market, regardless of their cultural or geographical context.<\/p>\n \u201cAt Chanel, we never design something special for one city or one market. It\u2019s the same collection, but through a new angle. This Sydney, Australian angle will probably bring something a bit different, in terms of mood, in terms of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n The show marks a turning point in Australia\u2019s relationship with Chanel, which traces back to the \u201980s when they opened their first boutique in Sydney, and is a precursor for the unveiling of a massive renovation to their Flinders Lane boutique in Melbourne, set to open next week.<\/p>\n That they brought this specific collection to Australia demonstrates the significance of the moment, with Pavlovsky explaining the decision to re-stage the cruise collection in Sydney was less about the obvious similarities \u2013 \u201cthe beach, the sea, or the surf\u201d \u2013 but rather what both mean to the French luxury house.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s more about what Biarritz represents as the roots of Mademoiselle Chanel,\u201d says Pavlovsky, who has been president of Chanel\u2019s fashion division since 2004.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s where she set up her very first atelier, it\u2019s where she started to design haute couture.\u201d<\/p>\n Not only was the collection originally presented in Biarritz, but Blazy\u2019s designs were influenced by Chanel\u2019s relationship with the seaside town and how it informed her radical sensibilities.<\/p>\n As Pavlovsky says, it\u2019s where Chanel first had the idea to set up her couture atelier in 1915. At the time, the seaside town had become a safe haven for aristocrats, intellectuals and artists, where they could retreat from Paris during World War I. People like Pablo Picasso, Man Ray and Jean Cocteau.<\/p>\n It\u2019s where Chanel started experimenting with ideas about workwear and fabrication; where she designed the little black dress (also celebrating its centenary this year), which Blazy refers to as the \u201cfirst revenge dress\u201d.<\/p>\n Related Article Crafted from jersey and minimal in design but elevated to status of couture, Chanel\u2019s revenge was making the upper class of Biarritz covet an item they would have otherwise been considered below them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was super interesting for Matthieu, for his first cruise collection, to deep dive on Biarritz and Mademoiselle Chanel, and consider the inspiration Biarritz provided to Mademoiselle Chanel,\u201d Pavlovksy says, describing it as a \u201cvery meaningful collection\u201d for the house.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a cruise collection like any other, it\u2019s very unique because of these references, and relevancy of who Mademoiselle Chanel was. For me, it was a big step for Matthieu as a designer, to be able to dare and to go in this area. It\u2019s quite interesting.<\/p>\n \u201cWe felt this collection was quite good for a market that we want to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n If there is one word that\u2019s quickly becoming synonymous with Blazy and his generation-defining work at Chanel, it\u2019s joy.<\/p>\n Pavlovsky returned to that when describing what he hopes the Australian audience will take from seeing Blazy\u2019s work up close.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want to make people happy, make people feel joyful,\u201d he says. \u201cIf they\u2019re in a good mood: job done.\u201d<\/p>\n Make the most of your health, relationships, fitness and nutrition with our Live Well newsletter. Get it in your inbox<\/a> every Monday.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Chanel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/0577d30ae105e4dd7f402151defc2d39346e56a8.jpeg\")
Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 Sydney Replica show in Sydney, Australia.Getty Images for CHANEL<\/p>\n![\"Nicole](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/83baf2acfe60e57a2c57c2d9a403bf1049f84b2e.jpeg\")
Nicole Kidman arrives at the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 show in Sydney. Janie Barett![\"Margo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aeff1d3f7e2b91b720605305123c2ffe8ad8821f.jpeg\")
Margo Robbie arrives for the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 show at the Cutaway in Sydney.Janie Barrett![\"Baz](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/d56233cf402cf08037faaaeecff712b649a3fbc9.jpeg\")
Baz Luhrmann arrives for the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 show at the Cutaway in Sydney.Janie Barrett<\/p>\n![\"Australian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/d77ad1f0a56dfb8ec188b558926e90ac92a3c5b9.jpeg\")
Australian models Josephine Akuei and Julia Nobis walk in the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 runway show in Sydney.Chanel![\"Julia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/5f0fde7063dc339abfae764baedb2962d92d4c1e.jpeg\")
Julia Nobis walks in the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 show in Sydney. Chanel<\/p>\n![\"Josephine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6e45ad6c8ab671f260dc276e6c45fc2ba1cfe73b.jpeg\")
Josephine Akuei walks in the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 runway show in Sydney.Chanel![\"Julia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/07357972e39f9f8dd4d47566e2651e0a9657800d.jpeg\")
Julia Nobis walks in the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 Replica Show in Sydney. Chanel<\/p>\n![\"Guests](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cb623d90472430859223b17726d206b5f1e3429d.jpeg\")
Guests arrive before the Chanel Cruise 2026\/27 show at The Cutaway in Barangaroo, Sydney. Janie Barrett<\/p>\n![\"Nicole](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ff7514d85d749108910aec6a476b6ddf85129303.jpeg\")
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