The votes are coming in with greater authority every day. Chanel is the big winner in the Dior v Chanel competition. Whether or not it’s a win built to last will reveal itself going forwards. But Chanel has taken the crown.
Not only has Blazy created stunning fashion choices for women with financial capital; he has put Stephanie Cavalli, age 50, into the spotlight. What is there not to love with this vibrant model who recalls:
“I never know how to put this without sounding crass, but I was too old to be young and too young to be old,”
In this global June 2026 ELLE fashion story, Cavalli wears key pieces from last December’s first Métiers d’Art collection by Matthieu Blazy. [The New York subway show].
Nicole Heiniger [IG] captures the model in all her glory for ELLE Brasil and ELLE Global.
Models Anamaria Cioboata, Fiona James and Stephanie Cavalli needed a day off from all this Chanel insanity. A walk in the woods sounded nice but also a bit too quiet, given the velocity of their lives lately.
Photographer Estelle Hanania [IG] suggested a ‘Pressure Release’ of all that pent up, months-long testosterone waiting to be wild in older women — especially in a girl gaggle. Stylist Benoit Bethume agreed and this Family Style [IG] No.10 fashion story was ready to ride.
