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Chanel's grand bow to the future: The fashion juggernaut dazzles even without a designer
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Vittoria Ceretti leads other models as they wear creations as part of the Chanel Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented Tuesday, March 11, 2025. in Paris. - photo by Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
PARIS (AP) — By all logic, Chanel should be floundering. A global juggernaut without a captain, the house has been in a state of limbo since the abrupt departure of Virginie Viard, drifting toward an uncertain horizon while awaiting the arrival of Matthieu Blazy in the fall. Yet against all odds, inside the majestic Grand Palais, Chanel did what it has done for a century: endure.