The Runways Are Making the Case for Messy Jewelry - How Great is This
Gabrielle Chanel’s immortal advice to remove one last thing before leaving the house has shaped generations of dressers. Matthieu Blazy’s spring/summer 2026 Chanel couture collection, unveiled earlier this week, proposed an enticing alternative: leave it all on—and then add another layer for good measure.
Between the skirt suits adorned with vine appliqués and the parade of “Scarecrow” looks, it was easy to miss the jewelry standout: a stream of beaded floral charm necklaces, stacked and twisted onto each other. Most were wrapped onto sturdy gold colliers, with winding fringe composed of lemon-yellow bugle beads, some shaped like camellias. Almost as if the Chanel woman had misplaced her pearls and resorted to those strung-together bijoux collecting dust at the bottom of her jewelry box.
On other looks, the styling trick was built into the couture. The necklines of tweed jackets were etched with mismatched gold chains on some, lime-green baubles on others. Just a day prior, Jonathan Anderson brought the same whimsy to Dior couture with stacked floral charms, tassels, and beaded options—proving that couture, and especially accessorizing, shouldn’t take itself too seriously.
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