Top model Aylah Peterson is styled by Jason Hughes in ‘Identity Parade’, a sumptuous fashion story with strong woman looks from Alaïa, Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Ferragamo, Gucci, Issey Miyake, Khaite, Loro Piana, Maison Margiels, Roberto Cavalli, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.

Parisian photographers Antoine and Charlie [IG] capture Peterson for Wallpaper Magazine [IG] September 2026 focus on fall fashion./ Hair by Chris Sweeney; makeup by Megumi Matsuno

Raw, Real Desire to Fly

This is one of those high-impact, sophisticated fashion stories that AOC loves. In the shot below — Aylah Peterson’s eyes, the tilt of her head and face is both honest and compelling. In the text for this story by Jack Moss, he gives high praise to Blazy being so attuned to his clients, which are primarily women.

Blazy has said — probably in the notes for the A/W 2026 show with the caterpillar and the butterfly —

‘Chanel is a paradox. Chanel is function, Chanel is fiction. Chanel is sensible, Chanel is seductive. Chanel is day, Chanel is night. It represents the freedom to choose between the caterpillar and the butterfly whenever you want,’ he said. ‘I wish to create a canvas for women to be unapologetically who they are and who they want to be.’

Love Us and Loathe Us

I’ve often said that there are three kinds of gay guys in luxury fashion: 1] men who basically loathe us, but we come in handy as the muse and VIC, and 2] men who truly love women. I’d say the ratio is about 2:1 in the loathe us: love us ratio. And there’s a group of great guys in the middle, who may not be gay at all, and they never sneer at us, when we’re not in the room. Group #1 sneers. Think the Italian futurists.

Tom Ford, hands down, is at the top of the “love us list” of designers. Marc Jacobs is up there as well, and his clothes often had sex appeal at Louis Vuitton. But Matthieu Blazy is reinventing the relationship between the designer and the client on a grand scale — in the world of male designers.

‘Joy, Enjoyable, Close, Emotional’ It’s a #MeToo French Luxury Word Salad

When I read this morning that out of nowhere the most Kingly of designers said “fashion should be enjoyable”, I laughed. “There he goes again. Talking Blazy.”

This Royal Designer is on the record saying he wants us to feel anxiety in his clothes; he wants to disrupt our state of equilibrium. Six months later, we will see that he was absolutely prescient in his collection. We will thank him for being so patient with us little women, in helping us learn how to dress.

Now he suddenly wants us to enjoy his fashion? Only a fool would take that man seriously.

It’s like Southerners insisting that the Civil War was NOT about slavery, when there’s a Northern social justice warrior at the dinner table.

Only a few male designers make the kind of personal, connection Matthieu Blazy has nurtured with women who are his clients and those who wish they were. You can’t buy that connection.

The PR Department Can’t Redefine the Designer

On a related matter, would someone please explain to the Sun King that it’s too late. He’s jumping through hoops to redefine himself with women. It’s so bloody obvious!

You also don’t announce your newly-found intimacy with one of the world’s most talented, professional, New Humanism women to the entire world. Hey guy, it’s her decision to make such an announcement that benefits you. It’s called USING the VIC for your benefit; and it’s been duly noted. That’s a Guy #1 in action.

Stella and Washing the King’s Underwear

And to be clear — there are fashion critics who would hand wash the Sun King’s underwear if he asked her to do it. Also, many people will call for my beheading for talking such trash like this.

I single-handedly stopped the beheading of a woman in Sudan 15 years ago. And went toe-to-toe with Sudan’s ambassador to Britain on The Guardian for hours on Saturday afternoon. It was such a fight that everyone else stopped commenting, and just let us go at it with mutual fury.

The minute Khartoum heard Anne of Carversville was involved in the case, they dropped the charges against her in days. What can I say, but Stella’s got her groove back. I like it!! ~ Anne