The woman of the hour the day after Matthieu Blazy blew the doors off the House of Chanel with his monumental October 6, 2025 Chanel Spring 2026 debut is Awar Odhiang.

Not only did Odhiang become the third Black model in history to close a Chanel show. She closed the show like she was the hostess with the mostess.

Blazy’s goodwill closer circled the catwalk like she owned the place and wanted a uniquely-memorable sendoff for the top dog of Paris Fashion Week.

If a wand — preferably a sparkling aspergillum of global citizens holy water — was in her reach, Awar Odhiang would have sprinkled it over Blazy’s Coco-Chanel-blessed head. It was a beautiful sight!

The ancestors were rockin’ and yes — Coco had Arthur ‘Boy’ Capel by her side and even Karl Lagerfeld had a front row seat in the divine universe and was god-blessing Blazy over and over and over again. Lagerfeld always championed exceptional talent.

Where Is Voices of Fire When We Need Them!

The only thing missing from the Awar Odhiang Chanel closing was the Pharrell Williams Norfolk-based Voices of Fire choir singing ‘Joy, Joy, Joy’. After performing for Pope Leo at the Vatican in September, they could have brought Awar premium-blessed ecumenical, global-citizens holy water for the occasion.

Pope Leo is so damn cool!

And LVMH better get a move on with Fendi because those Dior customers could turn on a dime and run right into Matthieu Blazy’s open arms.

Also, there’s nothing special at all about all that Dior denim, based on AOC’s research. Sustainable? Not a priority was AI’s answer. A unique finish? Leather that looks like denim? Special water-conserved cotton blessed with holy water? Nada. Nada. Nada. The explanation is:

Emphasis on imaginative reinvention. The show opened with a video showcasing Dior's history, framed by a box that symbolically contained the brand's past as Anderson opened a new era. Anderson's approach was described as "boxing and unboxing history" and "burning down the house" to create something new.

I hate horror shows. I just could not watch ‘Clockwork Orange’ and walked out. Okay, I know that was an uber-horrifying movie for real, but still. I’m trying to save democracy in America. I’m fighting 24/7/365.

Speaking of fires, just yesterday South Carolina judge Diane Goodstein’s ocean home burned to the ground after ruling against Trump. It was an astonishing blaze with three family members in the house.

Going to public therapy sessions with Jonathan Anderson’s Dior design challenges is not my idea of fun in today’s world. Can you imagine if Maria Grazia Chiuri had pulled that stunt — explaining her inner struggles to the world and it would take her some time to get it right — for her first Dior show?

Does Anderson think he’s Picasso? Or did he know that his show was not first-rate, so it had to be a personal-angst reveal? A play for sympathy and understanding. The boy wonder gets special privileges. A little JASP at LVMH but no DEI. We want a meritocracy! BAD ANNE!!!!!

I don’t like raging fires set by men either. Too many women were burned at the stake, including Joan of Arc. BTW, Baz Luhrmann promises that he absolutely is going to deliver the Joan of Arc movie he’s been working on for 30 years. Warner confirms it’s a go. It’s probably too feminist for the new Dior.

Here. Have Some Joy and Good Fire

No Raging Fires at Chanel

Matthieu Blazy didn’t need to ‘burn down the house’ of Chanel to create some serious joy in luxury fashion world. I note that Lauren Sherman has a similar view, one she expressed on Puck News.

If Jonathan Anderson is depicting the dark side of fashion, with the horror screams coming out of an Adam Curtis doc, Blazy is the light, using the theme song to Dawson’s Creek to narrate his runway full of truly beautiful, truly desirable clothes. No wonder everyone is freaking out.

Anne must rush back and finish Vogue’s fashion story of Awar Odhiang and her family in the Canadian Rockies. It was just impossible to not share some joy over Matthieu Blazy’s fantabulous Chanel debut and Awar Odhiang being his woman of the hour with this absolutely memorable show closing.

Oh wait!! This seals the deal for Awar Odhiang. She and Matthieu Blazy close out the very selective carousel on Claire Thomson Jonville’s Paris Fashion Week reel — the hostess with the mostess celebrating the man of the hour.

In case you haven’t noticed. Vogue France has been reborn under CTJ. Good fire! ~ Anne