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On Tuesday afternoon, Kristen Stewart was ensconced in a New York City subway car, feeling “genuine overwhelm.” Not by the usual stress of a commute – pushy crowds, delayed trains – but by Chanel’s latest runway show.

Matthieu Blazy’s second collection for Chanel took place in a New York subway station. The Bowery to be precise. Once a locale for down and outs, on Tuesday night, the station was briefly home to more Chanel handbags and tweed suits than Harrods or Bergdorf combined,

ASAP Rocky, Jon Bon Jovi and Teyana Taylor hop aboard the C train as Matthieu Blazy brings a great Métiers d’Art show to New York.

Designer Matthieu Blazy has taken Chanel's fashions underground, with a runway show on a New York City subway platform

The brand makes an unexpected case for romanticizing your real life with its Métiers d'Art 2026 show in New York City.