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For those watching, the effect of Matthieu Blazy's debut @chanelofficial Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture show was immediate. “It was magnificent. Magnificent,” effused singer Vanessa Paradis, a long-time friend of the house, speaking after the show. “What is unique is that he’s coming into a very iconic fashion house, Chanel, with very specific codes and, since September, his first collection, he’s bringing so much of his personality and his talent. There’s major change. You can see it and feel it.”

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For those watching, the effect of Matthieu Blazy's debut @chanelofficial Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture show was immediate. “It was magnificent. Magnificent,” effused singer Vanessa Paradis, a long-time friend of the house, speaking after the show. “What is unique is that he’s coming into a very iconic fashion house, Chanel, with very specific codes and, since September, his first collection, he’s bringing so much of his personality and his talent. There’s major change. You can see it and feel it.”

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For those watching, the effect of Matthieu Blazy's debut @chanelofficial Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture show was immediate. “It was magnificent. Magnificent,” effused singer Vanessa Paradis, a long-time friend of the house, speaking after the show. “What is unique is that he’s coming into a very iconic fashion house, Chanel, with very specific codes and, since September, his first collection, he’s bringing so much of his personality and his talent. There’s major change. You can see it and feel it.”

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For his debut Haute Couture collection for @chanelofficial, Mattieu Blazy argued that freshness is physics, the absence of weight. Blazy did not imagine the collection in sketches, but constructed in proximity to the body through fittings and conversations with couture atelier chiefs. “It is about the body, but also the emotion of your own story,” explains Blazy. “This is what the wearer brings to the clothing.” With the collection, Blazy offered a reminder that freshness need not always arrive with impact, just the easy sensation that something has lifted. - @divya_bala

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For his debut Haute Couture collection for @chanelofficial, Mattieu Blazy argued that freshness is physics, the absence of weight. Blazy did not imagine the collection in sketches, but constructed in proximity to the body through fittings and conversations with couture atelier chiefs. “It is about the body, but also the emotion of your own story,” explains Blazy. “This is what the wearer brings to the clothing.” With the collection, Blazy offered a reminder that freshness need not always arrive with impact, just the easy sensation that something has lifted. - @divya_bala

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For his debut Haute Couture collection for @chanelofficial, Mattieu Blazy argued that freshness is physics, the absence of weight. Blazy did not imagine the collection in sketches, but constructed in proximity to the body through fittings and conversations with couture atelier chiefs. “It is about the body, but also the emotion of your own story,” explains Blazy. “This is what the wearer brings to the clothing.” With the collection, Blazy offered a reminder that freshness need not always arrive with impact, just the easy sensation that something has lifted. - @divya_bala

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

For his debut Haute Couture collection for @chanelofficial, Mattieu Blazy argued that freshness is physics, the absence of weight. Blazy did not imagine the collection in sketches, but constructed in proximity to the body through fittings and conversations with couture atelier chiefs. “It is about the body, but also the emotion of your own story,” explains Blazy. “This is what the wearer brings to the clothing.” With the collection, Blazy offered a reminder that freshness need not always arrive with impact, just the easy sensation that something has lifted. - @divya_bala

JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Videographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

ON THE COVER FOR VOLUME 5: JOSEPHEN AKUEI IN CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2026 HAUTE COUTURE BY MATTHIEU BLAZY.

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT SIDE-NOTE.COM. WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION TO FOLLOW.

Photographer @walterpierre_ Stylist @karla_clarke Artistic Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @jelisa.stylist Makeup @laurayard Manicure @yoanatg Cover story by @divya_bala Set Design @iviu_torre Vidographer @salmiak.studio Producer Mona Perron @NILM Casting Director Leila Azizi @suunconsultancy

@josephenakuei wears @chanelofficial

With special thanks to @sarahcarroll_1 and @briewakefield

SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. ON SALE NOW.

A lesson in contrast and restraint, the new additions to CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery convey a suppleness not often found in the pieces we wear everyday.

@chanelofficial Coco Crush Fine Jewellery in SIDE-NOTE Volume 5.

Photographer @fionatorre Stylist @karla_clarke Art Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @quentin_lafforgue Makeup @dufresnemarie Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction Model @ilyavermeulen

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU’RE TALKING

CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery in SIDE-NOTE Volume 5.

Photographer @fionatorre Stylist @karla_clarke Art Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @quentin_lafforgue Makeup @dufresnemarie Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction Model @ilyavermeulen

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU’RE TALKING

CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery in SIDE-NOTE Volume 5.

Photographer @fionatorre Stylist @karla_clarke Art Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @quentin_lafforgue Makeup @dufresnemarie Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction Model @ilyavermeulen

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU’RE TALKING

CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery in SIDE-NOTE Volume 5.

Photographer @fionatorre Stylist @karla_clarke Art Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @quentin_lafforgue Makeup @dufresnemarie Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction Model @ilyavermeulen

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU’RE TALKING

CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery in SIDE-NOTE Volume 5.

Photographer @fionatorre Stylist @karla_clarke Art Director @stephanie_huxley Hair @quentin_lafforgue Makeup @dufresnemarie Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction Model @ilyavermeulen

The result of three years’ labour, the new additions to CHANEL Coco Crush Fine Jewellery are a lesson in contrast and restraint. Inspired by the quilted motif and designed to sit flush with the wearer’s skin, each piece conveys a suppleness not often found in the pieces we wear everyday.

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WAY YOU’RE TALKING

Photographer @fionatorre
Stylist @karla_clarke
Art Director @stephanie_huxley
Hair @quentin_lafforgue
Makeup @dufresnemarie
Producer Mona Perron @nilmproduction
Model @ilyavermeulen

Once upon a time, certain activities were thought of as unshareable by nature. Running to clear your head. Cooking a meal. Reading a book. These hobbies generated meaning through the mere act of doing them. Today, even the most intimate rituals arrive formatted for broadcast. The run becomes a Strava entry, the recipe becomes a reel and the book becomes a stack shot with a caption about attention spans and a lengthy review on Goodreads. You get the picture - or you saw it on your feed today.

None of these activities are inherently performative. But they've become so because they now take place inside a culture shaped by ambient surveillance, where visibility is assumed, and behaviour is modified in anticipation of being seen. We don't simply live our lives; we curate them for an audience.

Read more in VOLUME 5. Out now.

LYDIA WEARS CHANEL

Photographer @conradaleksander Stylist @emma_kalfus Hair @kyye Makeup @peterbeard Model @lydia.reidd wears @chanelofficial

MIU MIU in SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. Out now.

Photographer @conradaleksander Stylist @emma_kalfus Hair @kyye Makeup @peterbeard Model @lydia.reidd wears @miumiu

MIU MIU in SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. Out now.

Photographer @conradaleksander Stylist @emma_kalfus Hair @kyye Makeup @peterbeard Model @lydia.reidd wears @miumiu

MIU MIU in SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5. Out now.

Photographer @conradaleksander Stylist @emma_kalfus Hair @kyye Makeup @peterbeard Model @lydia.reidd wears @miumiu

After getting her start in the Australian teen drama Dive Club, @aubribrag’s breakout arrived with The Buccaneers, where her portrayal of Lizzy Elmsworth revealed a performer unafraid of contradiction and vulnerability. With each role, she continues to refine a collection of work driven by curiosity rather than spectacle, quietly building a career of depth and intention. “I definitely feel like I’ve grown up with the show,” Ibrag says of her experience making The Bucaneers. “Along with that, my ideas of healthy relationships and friendships have definitely developed.”

Aubri wears @coach

Photographer @dafyhagai
Stylist @caitlin__moriarty
Hair @lachlanmackie
Makeup @_georginagraham_
Manicure @nailsbysabina
Words @courtneypearl

AUBRI IBRAG WEARS @coach FOR SIDE-NOTE VOLUME 5.

Photographer @dafyhagai
Video @bare_clips
Stylist @caitlin__moriarty
Hair @lachlanmackie
Makeup @_georginagraham_
Manicure @nailsbysabina
Words @courtneypearl