Left to Right In Chanel Spring 2026 Campaign: Bhavitha Mandava

New Chanel Ambassador Bhavitha Mandava and Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 Campaign AOC Fashion

Reading the news Friday that Bhavitha Mandava has been tapped as a Chanel ambassador, AOC realized that we hadn’t posted the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 campaign. The entire model list besides Mandava includes Aditsa Berzenia, Awar Odhiang, Cathy Simmons, Josephen Akuel, Latahlia Hickling, Loli Bahia, Marta Freccia, Noor Khan, Waleska Gorczevski, and Xiuli Jiang.

American photographer Alec Soth [IG], who worked with Blazy at Bottega Veneta, shot the campaign at La Pausa, Gabrielle Chanel’s South of France villa.

Left to Right In Chanel Spring 2026 Campaign: Bhavitha Mandava, Marta Freccia, Xiuli Jiang

By now you know that Bhavitha Mandava [above left in trio] was discovered on the New York subway, and arrived at Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta 2023 fashion show two weeks later.

Mandava was back on the New York subway, opening the Chanel Métiers d’Art Show show on December 2, 2025. Like a glorious, humanist priestess who has come to create a bit of joy in a world filled with heartache, Bhavitha moved tightly into the world of Mattheiu Blazy’s Chanel.

Left to Right In Chanel Spring 2026 Campaign: Aditsa Berzenia, Awar Odhiang, Bhavitha Mandava, Cathy Simmons, Josephen Akuel, Latahlia Hickling, Loli Bahia, Marta Freccia, Noor Khan, Waleska Gorczevski, and Xiuli Jiang

“Since we met, Bhavitha has never ceased to amaze me. Smart, down-to-earth, she emanates a sense of deep joy. We are happy she will be part of this chapter with us at Chanel,” Blazy said in a statement announcing her new ambassador role.

This entire story is so wonderful. AOC could not be happier for this incredible young woman and the equally-talented humanist designer and Chanel creative director Matthieu Blazy, who is her mentor and patron.