Ella McCutcheon wears Chanel Cruise '26/'27
THE REHEARSAL – CHANEL CRUISE REPLICA ’26/27
CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Emma Kalfus and Karla Clarke
PHOTOGRAPHER: Britt Murphy
DOP: James Campbell
MOTION EDITOR: Louis Lau
MODELS:Ella McCutcheon, Cindy Rostron, Marta Freccia, Lauren Stevenson, Sherry Lin
WORDS: Courtney Thompson
DESIGNER: Stephanie Huxley
Moments after first presenting the collection last April in Biarritz, creative director Mattieu Blazy explained backstage that he had only ever wanted to stage his debut cruise show in the Basque town because it was about going back to the roots of Chanel. In 1915, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel opened her first couture atelier in Biarritz and it was where she designed pieces that would become icons – the little black dress, for instance. For cruise 2026/27, Blazy paid homage to this deep history by using it to expand the horizons of what a cruise collection can be. Opening the show with his version of Chanel’s legendary little black dress – a fluid 1920s silhouette made from silk crepe with off-white topstitching – Blazy demonstrated the enduring relevance of Chanel’s ideas by lifting iconography, such as the double C logo, alongside other whimsical maritime motifs, and reframing them for a contemporary context.
It’s perhaps why, when presented again six months later at The Cutaway in Barangaroo, Sydney, Chanel cruise 2026/27 felt as though it were designed specifically for the occasion. Exquisite craftsmanship made to seem effortless, the spirit of the collection found natural synergy with the local insouciance of Australian lifestyles. Here, it comes to life in THE REHEARSAL, starring ingenues Cindy Rostron, Marta Freccia, Ella McCutcheon, Lauren Stevenson and Sherry Lin modelling Blazy’s creations just moments after they walked the Chanel Cruise 2026/27 show in Sydney.
Cindy Rostron wears Chanel Cruise '26/'27
Chanel Cruise '26/'27
Marta Freccia wears Chanel Cruise '26/'27
Sherry Lin wears Chanel Cruise '26/'27
