On Tuesday, 4 November, Chanel introduced its Cruise 2025/26 assortment to Singapore. And whereas its roots stay firmly in Paris, the present was a return to acquainted shores for the Maison, which final staged a runway there in 2013.
This season, the inventive studio crew transported the dreamy glamour first unveiled at Lake Como’s Villa d’Este—simply earlier than Matthieu Blazy made his directorial debut with the Spring/Summer 2026 assortment in September—to a different storied resort: Raffles Singapore. Rich in cinematic historical past and a shared sense of languid magnificence, each displays had been fantastically bridged by the lens of pal of the House Sofia Coppola, who captured their essence in a nostalgic teaser movie.
The assortment itself is an ode to luxurious ease. Models floated by the tropical night in shimmering trouser fits, lamé stripes, and sequinned units, providing appears to be like that blurred the road between daydream and balmy after-dark moments. Taffeta ball robes had been paired with lengthy gloves, whereas white trousers, crochet and sailor stripes nodded to basic cruise codes. Accessories, too, instructed their very own tales, with silk scarves tied on the wrist or ankle, outsized sun shades, and pearls catching the sunshine. In palms and over the shoulders had been woven totes and basic flap baggage in reimagined hues. It was, in true Chanel trend, a research in steadiness, all the time romantic but refreshingly sensible.
After the present, visitors gathered for a energetic soirée soundtracked by British singer Raye, Indonesian trumpeter Rio Sidik, and Singaporean DJ Nicolette. Earlier that morning, the model hosted a “Chanel Talk” with 420 native college students, the place Bruno Pavlovsky, Tilda Swinton, Margaret Zhang, and others mentioned the crosscurrents of native and international creativity.
From Lake Como to Singapore, the message is obvious: journey, within the Chanel world, is as a lot about environment as vacation spot.
Scroll on to see highlights from the runway presentation beneath.