The fashion industry’s carousel of appointments and exits continues, leaving each season with more debuts than the recent Le Bal des Débutantes. And while it’s always exciting to see what a new voice will offer a brand, there’s something comforting about pre-fall. It’s an opportunity for designers to breathe a little and stretch their creative muscles outside the pressures of premieres and the usual fashion calendar.

Still, this pre-fall 2026 season has seen its fair share of second outings. After his introduction for Chanel in October , Matthieu Blazy brought his vision to New York, staging the 2026 Métiers d’Art show in an abandoned subway station. The city acted as the ultimate muse for Blazy, who explored the characters one encounters every day in the depths of public transit—the

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