Welcome back and happy Chanel Cruise week to all who celebrate. On Tuesday, Matthieu Blazy took to Biarritz to show his debut Cruise collection for the house, and in doing so, bagged a viral shoe moment that has been living rent-free in my head ever since. The shoe in question was not really a shoe, but a mere “heel cap” with a lace up ankle detail. Some were outraged, others intrigued, others delighted! It’s not the first time an impractical foot-forward shoe would grace a runway and it certainly won’t be the last. But it did get us thinking about the trend cycle’s more recent gravitation towards foot liberation. First the Tabi, then clear jelly shoes; last summer saw a serious flirtation with Vibram 5-finger shoes, and now we’re ditching soles altogether for a full blown-foot fest. The fetishists must be having a field day.

Somewhere between midnight and 2am on the first Monday in May, celebrities leave their hotel rooms once again, having changed out of their Met Gala looks into something a little more comfortable, and descend upon New York City to attend a host of afterparties until the wee hours of the morning.

Last night was no different, as the stars slipped out of their custom gowns and suits, they slipped into the doors of Zero Bond, Cafe Zaffri, Monsieur and more to unwind from the chaos of the night. At Saint Laurent's party, hosted by Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz, stars like Hailey Bieber, Charli XCX, and Rosé arrived to support, while over at Monsieur, Baz Luhrmann celebrated the annual fashion holiday in the company of Hunter Schafer and Sombr.

Ahead, see all of the best Met Gala 2026 afterparty looks.

See the full winners of Coveteur's 2026 Beauty Awards: The Insider Edit.

Some products you rotate in and out. Tools, on the other hand, either become part of your routine, or they don’t make it past the first week. The ones that stick tend to be the ones that do something immediately noticeable, whether that’s the subtle lift you get from the TheraFace Depuffing Wand on a puffy morning, or how much smoother your skin looks after a few consistent sessions with the CurrentBody LED Series 2 Mask.

What separates the keepers from the rest is less about complexity and more about payoff. The difference shows up in how quickly you notice the results—whether it’s smoother texture, better absorption, or hair that looks finished with less effort. These are the tools that quietly streamline your routine rather than complicate it, delivering consistent results without requiring a learning curve or extra time.

Ahead, find the best skin and hair tools of 2026, according to Coveteur editors and the industry's top pros.

Best LED Mask:

CurrentBody LED Series 2 Mask

Bringing clinic-level technology into your home, this next-generation LED mask targets everything from fine lines to breakouts with consistent use. Designed for ease and efficacy, the moldable mask fits seamlessly into your routine while delivering visibly improved tone and texture over time. Consider it your shortcut to professional-level results without the appointment.

Best Overall Skin Tool:

Medicube Booster Pro

If your skincare routine needs a boost, this device delivers. Engineered to enhance product absorption while improving skin tone and texture, it helps your serums and creams work more effectively. With regular use, your skin appears smoother, brighter, and more refined, making it a worthwhile investment for anyone serious about their routine. Plus, the portable size makes it easy to travel with.

Best Tool for Hydration:

Shark Beauty FacialPro At-Home System

Think of this as an at-home facial system designed to deliver immediate and long-term glow. It infuses the skin with hydration while boosting plumpness and radiance, leaving you with that just-treated, glassy finish. The result is skin that looks refreshed, dewy, and visibly more alive.

Best Tool for Depuffing:

TheraFace Depuffing Wand

The ultimate makeup artist and esthetician secret, this wand is perfect for mornings when your face needs a quick reset. The cooling wand delivers instant relief, helping reduce puffiness, soothe inflammation, and subtly sculpt facial contours in minutes. The warming function enhances circulation and radiance, helping your skin better absorb its products.

Best Hair Dryer:

Dyson Professional Dryer

A backstage favorite for good reason, this high-performance dryer delivers powerful airflow while minimizing heat damage and is a favorite of James Pecis. It dramatically cuts down drying time while leaving hair smooth, shiny, and healthy-looking. Whether you’re styling at home or prepping for an event, it consistently delivers that polished, just-left-the-salon finish.

Best Hair Styling Tool:

T3 Aire 360

The ultimate multi-tasker for effortless styling. Celebrity hairstylist Xavier Velasquez swears by this tool to smooth, shape, and add volume to clients’ hair in one step, making it easier than ever to achieve a professional-looking blowout at home. The result is soft, bouncy hair with a refined finish—no advanced technique required.

Best Eyelash Curler:

Tweezerman Lash Curler

A true classic that continues to outperform. Not one, not two, but three of our guest judges nominated this $17 tool as their go-to for perfectly-curled lashes. This expertly designed curler lifts and shapes lashes without pinching or crimping, creating a wide-eyed, polished look in seconds.

See the full winners of Coveteur's 2026 Beauty Awards: The Insider Edit.

If you're familiar with the saying "clutching your pearls," you most likely associate pearl necklaces with an older generation of women that frequently looks at millennials and gen z with a side-eye—or, regardless of age, the type of woman who is easily offended and has no issue openly expressing moral outrage. If that's your perception, fair enough. But what if I told you that, thanks to some of favorite designers, the pearl necklace is being rebranded in 2026?

The pearl necklace was a status symbol, as well as a symbol of purity and divinity, from as far back as 420 BC—yes, it's an incredibly persistent trend originally popularized by kings, queens, and aristocrats. During the Elizabethan era, pearls were the most sought after gem, more highly coveted than diamonds or precious gemstones. Like all things originally popularized the by wealthy, pearl necklaces became sought after by people of varying classes. In 1893, Kokichi Mikimoto created the world's first cultured pearls which led to widespread availability by the 1920s and Coco Chanel made a strong case the pearl necklace as an accessory to elevate even the most casual of outfits—the first and second pearl necklace rebrand, if you will.

Now, in 2026, the pearl necklace has received another major rebrand and reclaimed a spot in modern fashion—that's just the nature of the trend cycle. Now, pearl necklaces are popular in interesting shapes rather than the traditional orb that likely comes to mind, are often paired with other materials for a mixed-media look, are elevated by pendants, feature oversized pearls, and come in the style of the forever popular choker necklace.

Ahead, the pearl necklace trends that we think are worth shouting out.

On Chanel's Fall/Winter 2026 runway, chunky pearls of varying sizes were contrasted by black material on a loose, slightly longer choker necklace.

For her surprise Coachella appearance with Justin Bieber, Tems made a strong case for maximal pearls with layers on layers on layers contrasting with her black sequined corset, adding a sweet, delicate touch, and giving us all the styling inspiration that we need.

While Shushu/Tong's Spring/Summer 2026 runway featured a variation of pearls, including choker styles with gold pendants, the maximal pearls with maximal length are what really caught our eyes. John Richmond's Fall/Winter 2026 runway also had us considering pearl necklaces in different forms, long styles wrapped around and long styles that culminated in a cross pendant in particular.

Forever icon Parker Posey have caught on to the trend and accessorized her 2026 Golden Globes look with a choker style pearl necklace complete with a large jewel in the center.

Rihanna was arguably the first endorser of the pearl necklace comeback, styling a choker as far back as men's fashion week in Paris—and as the trendsetter that she is, we should've taken note of this revival long ago.

This is all to say that pearl necklace trend has expanded so much that there are so many options—and what was once demure and pure, and can still be interepreted and styled as so, is now also edgy.

Shop Pearl Necklaces:

Marrow Fine South Sea White Keshi Pearls

Mateo 14-Karat Gold Pearl Necklace

Eliou Pahana Choker Necklace

Kenneth Jay Lane Three Strand Faux-Pearl Necklace

Valentino Garavani Coeur Royal Necklace

Jasmin Sparrow Veil Necklace

Mikimoto Akoya Cultured Pearl Necklace

Jennifer Behr Coquina Necklace

Valentino Garavani Fleur Lumineuse Necklace

Givenchy Spiky Pearl Necklace

Ettika Freshwater Pearl Luxe Choker

Bottega Veneta Silver Pearl Necklace

The 2026 Met Gala has come and gone, leaving us with enough artful beauty inspo to last until at least the first Monday in May, 2027. While the Met Gala red carpet was resplendent with elevated fashion looks, the accompanying glam was nothing to scoff at. Amidst the seasonal, cyclical spring makeup trends and red carpet beauty staples—lookin’ at you, smokey halo eyes—we were treated to some standout beauty trend resurgences we’re hoping to emulate all summer long. As is often the case, Black women led the charge, serving up high contrast lip-lined looks and textured metallics that evoked glam from decades past. 

It’s no secret that women of color, particularly Black women, are tastemakers when it comes to fashion and beauty. It is also no secret that their innovations tend to be overlooked, scorned, or ignored until picked up and repackaged for and by white women. Did we mention this has been going on since before TikTok influencers “discovered” beauty hacks BIPOC women have been doing for decades? Full lips, glossy skin, no-makeup makeup, as well as the bold lip looks that dominated last night’s Met Gala red carpet are just a few beauty trends that can trace their origins back to women of color. 

Many of these trends began not simply through innovation, but due to necessity. Sure, 40+ shades of foundation is now the industry standard, but it wasn’t so long ago that Black women could not chase beauty trends because makeup for their skin tones simply did not exist. But there is something inherently magical about Black women’s ability to turn a lack of access into a thing of beauty. It is even more affirming to see these Black beauty staples appear on, arguably, fashion’s most opulent, famed, and trendsetting red carpet. 

This isn’t to say that folks of all skin tones can’t serve in brown liner or a frosty metallic lip, but it is vital to remember that these showstopping Met Gala beauty moments were brought to us first and foremost by Black women who stepped onto red carpets 30 years ago with their heads held high, despite not having access to makeup made for them. Nevertheless, they persisted. And so, it turned out, did their makeup looks.

Ahead, the latest iterations and throwback origins of the brightest and boldest 2026 Met Gala beauty looks.

Brown Lip Liner

Buckle up, babes. We’re heading back to the '90s, an era when trendsetting Black women like Lil’ Kim, Naomi Campbell, Brandy, and their makeup artists made do with limited shade ranges by using brown and black eyeliner to line their lips. Decades later, the dual-toned lip kit rose to prominence as part of the baking, crease-cutting, brow-filling more-is-more beauty trends of 2018 and beyond. It’s been seen on red carpets and runways ever since. 

On the 2026 Met Gala red carpet, Laura Harrier and Teyana Taylor captured the high contrast magic of a pale nude lip paired with bold brown liner, while Coco Jones’ makeup artist Diana Shin opted for a softly resplendent nearly nude lip that emphasized Jones’ natural lip color for a look that felt a little vibey, a little retro, and a lot like a reclamation.

Ombre Lips

SZA and Keke Palmer brought the drama to the 2026 Met Gala with high-impact ombre lips. Palmer’s vivid red look, created by makeup artist Kenya Alexis using Danessa Myricks' namesake brand (herself a champion of and for women of color in the beauty industry), started scarlet in the center before blending into a deep mauve for a flawless, yet soft focus look with polished and vampy vibes.

Sophie Sinot dipped into a different, though no less impactful, color palette to create a glossy and glittering cool-toned ombre on SZA in shades of purple and pink. It was reminiscent of '90s-era Brandy, with a dash of late ‘90s and Y2K girlishness. Much like unblended brown lip liner, the ombre lip trend can trace its roots beyond its 2018 more-is-more resurgence, when we all collectively agreed that 45 minutes was not too much time to spend on a bold lip look.

Metallic Textures

The richly-frosted metallic lips spotted on Doechii, Anok Yai, and Rihanna at the Met Gala can trace their roots back to the '90s hip-hop scene. Much like bold, brown lip liner, frosted and shimmery lip looks came from a lack of access to “nude” toned lip products that matched deep skin tones (If you’ve ever tried a too-pale-for-you nude lip color, you know what we’re talking about) and undertones. While Rihanna’s own Fenty Beauty helped turn the tide towards more inclusive color cosmetics, there were decades before when "nude" meant beige and pink. 

Without true nude options that could blend into the natural lip colors of Black and brown women, stars of the time worked with what they had, leaning into the contrast instead of trying to conceal it. The result was a frosted look that leaned more towards metallic shine than pop girlie shimmer, which seemed to suit the edgier vibes of music’s leading ladies at the time.

Fast forward to the 2026 Met Gala and the metallic tradition took on new levels of glam, featuring tonal shifts and gilded textures that elevated metallics from a trend to an art. Ever the boundary-pushing beauty innovator, Anok Yai went for a metallic makeup look, crafted by makeup artist Sheika Daley, who added a diffused gold pigment from Yai's cupid’s bow all the way up to her hairline and down her décolletage, blending into bronze and taking on new tones until Yai was transformed into a living work of art.  Meanwhile, Doechii arrived at the Met Gala in another softly-shining and luminous look, created by celebrity makeup artist Chelsea Uchenna, who used subtle shades of rose-gold to highlight Doechii’s natural lip shape and color. 

While the very nature of trends is cyclical—what once trends will return again and again…and again—there’s a unique joy in seeing beauty looks created in defiance and out of necessity come roaring back onto the scene, created with products designed to celebrate Black women, who are so often the true, but not cited, source of mainstream beauty trends. Seeing these Black women-led trends take center stage on fashion’s biggest night out was nothing short of a triumph and reminder that our culture is, always, the moment.

When the lights came on at Tanner Fletcher's bridal show in the beautiful grand cathedral in Midtown Manhattan on a Wednesday evening, one thing was clear: we were in a fairytale. Then, a voiceover rang through St. Bartholomew's Church, guiding us through the Cinderella-inspired story concept: potential spouses travel far and wide to attend a ball in hopes that they'll catch the eye of a young prince. He notes that none of them leave him with that if you know, you know feeling and that his fairytale might not end like the ones that we all devoured as kids—instead of falling for one of the women dressed in Tanner Fletcher's intricately designed bridal gowns, he falls for a man in a suit in the perfect shade of ballerina pink.

"We love our theatrics and storytelling. I think that's something that we like to bring to fashion that's different than the classic runway," Fletcher Kasell tells me ahead of the show. "We're kind of doing a spinoff of the classic Cinderella story in our own way. Our last show was like a little Broadway show and this time it's like a mini ballet."

Models walked down the runway on their way to greet the prince in vintage-inspired looks fit for the modern bride—a variation of veil lengths, embellished headpieces, opera gloves, and more. "We love the '40s. We always go back to the '40s," Kasell said. "I think it's just very timeless. It's from a time where people were still making their own wedding dresses, so it's handcrafted in a way where every little detail is noticeable, even the puckers at the shoulder or the volume of the sleeve, and the delicate silks that are used." But, at the same time, a case is made for foregoing traditions that would have been interpreted as more controversial in that time period—a bride in a short dress, a bride in a dress that's not white, or a bride not wearing a veil at all.

The collection, overall, feels fit for a garden fairy obsessed with Marie Antoinette in a place like upstate New York or the English countryside with embellished handmade silk florals and elements of vintage wedding cakes—bows and piping, for example. Paired with rosy cheeks, powdery skin, light natural lips, and a little bit of a glimmer beneath the eyes, a regency style was achieved. What really stole the show for me, though, were the floral appliqués. "Tanner did this really amazing technique where he used vintage millinery flowers," Kasell says. "The fabric is silk with lattice all over it. He put on all these flowers and placed them so it looks like a garden trellis." This technique elevated a ball gown, a mini dress, and a suit in ways that felt entirely fantastical. Other standout design elements and styling choices included a suit jacket featuring an exaggerated bow that created a mini train, genderless suiting, a veil attached to a bun hairstyle, and an array of pastels, ruffles, and pussy bows that were on par with the Tanner Fletcher codes we know and love.

For these pieces, Tanner Richie, the other half of the design duo, worked directly with the factory and spent time pinning every detail. "Some of our ready to wear is made here, some of it's made overseas— the focus there is more wearability. We want it to be worn, washable, something people can keep putting on," Kasell says. "Whereas all of our wedding pieces are a keepsake that we want people to pass down from generation to generation." The intimate time spent constructing each garment is only one reason why this collection—Tanner Fletcher's third bridal collection ever—is special: another is that after ten years together, Richie and Kasell got engaged in December, making it an especially meaningful time to create bridal wear. "Since we're working on planning our own wedding, we put a lot of that love into this collection," Kasell said.

The third thing that makes this collection feel extra special is this: an engagement is the perfect excuse to celebrate with friends—who they continuously cast in their runway shows. "We have a really solid group of models that we love bringing back every time. It's kind of a crew of characters and we know their personalities really well," Kasell says. Because of this, they take the time to pair the outfit with the personality so as to not have anyone walking the runway in something that feels uncomfortable or untrue to themselves. This, plus the diversity of the models—in terms of age, gender, size, and sexuality—is part of what makes a Tanner Fletcher show feel so authentic and distinguishable.

The show culminated in our protagonist disconnecting with this love interest, but finding his ballerina pink Tanner Fletcher jacket left behind. Unwilling to lose the one of many people that he greeted that felt like home, he calls all suit-wearers back to the castle—from there, models in embellished, pastel, patterned, and floral suits with shirts complete with ruffs and pussy bows walked down the cathedral runway and the concept of suiting, especially for an event as traditional as a wedding, was reimagined.

In the end, our protagonist reconnected with his ballerina pink donning lover and the two grace us with a choreographed ballet routine—they got their happy ending, we as an audience got our happy ending, and so did Richie and Kasell.

While her big sister Kendall had a itty bitty little nip slip, Kylie Jenner was fully undone on the Met Gala red carpet—intentionally, of course. Her look for fashion's biggest night was custom and courtesy of Schiaparelli. The look, which we by our forever expanding standards consider a naked-dress, consisted of a nude corset that appeared perfectly sculpted to her frame with faux nipples underneath and a belly button detail to allude to full nudity and a voluminous butter duchess satin skirt with natural baroque pearls carefully embroidered (for thousands of hours!) and featuring an additional corset laid overtop, alluding to her dress having come fully undone. The undone dress sat low on Jenner's hips, allowing her insanely snatched waist to have its moment. The look was perfectly aligned with the theme and focus on dressing—and undressing—the human body.

That wasn't all, though. The "Costume Art" theme calls for major, over the top jewelry moments and Jenner didn't disappoint. To complete the look, she wore an antique silver necklace adorned with pearls and rhinestones, along with matching earrings.

In Keeping Tabs, the world's most stylish people share their search history and current open tabs—what they're searching, saving, reading, and buying for your reading (and shopping) pleasure.

Katarina Zhu is a creative through and through—a New York born and bred multi-hyphenate and NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate with a knack for bringing other artists together, creating intimate, character-driven stories, and accurately portraying women as complex, multi-dimensional beings.

In her directorial debut Bunnylovr, which she also wrote and which premiered at Sundance, she stars alongside Rachel Sennott and Jack Kilmer and tackles topics like toxic relationships, complex parental dynamics, and grief. When she's not acting, writing, editing, or directing, Zhu spends her time taking in art of all mediums (she tends to read two to three books at the same time–an easy read for when she's in transit, a book for before bed and another to read when she has enough brain space to hold only one thought in her head), lounging in Brooklyn parks, and getting lost in makeup tutorial videos—and, scrolling through her Instagram page, her affinity for vintage clothing is clear.

Ahead, Zhu unveils her browsing history to us: everything that she consumes, shops for, and binges in her limited spare time.

Where Are You From?

From: the suburbs of New York

Located: Brooklyn, NY

What's Entertaining You?

Watching:

Margo's Got Money Troubles: "It's impossible to take your eyes off Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer. They are a total powerhouse duo and the rest of the cast is filled out with so many amazing, up & coming actors like Lindsey Normington."

Gerry by Gus Van Sant: "I recently rewatched Elephant as inspiration for my next movie which is about highschoolers. It's amazing how choreographed and precise the cinematography is in that movie–it made me want to watch every Gus Van Sant + Harris Savides collab so next up is Gerry."

Reading:

"I usually have two to three books going at a time: an easy read for when I’m in transit, a book for before bed and another to read when I have enough time / brain space to hold only one thought in my head. Right now those books are:

'Bad Dreams (a collection of short stories)' by Tessa Hadley for the train.

'The Agony of Eros' by Byung-Chul Han—I'm a sucker for any book about love.

My friend Nicole has been sending me passages from Catherine Breillat’s book 'I Only Believe in Myself: Conversation with Murielle Joudet' so I’m sort of reading that vicariously through her… must get a copy for myself soon.

Obviously I also devoured Lena Dunham’s 'Famesick' in two days."

Listening: "'Blue Light' by Kelela. The synth bass or whatever @ :55s ….. cat heart eye emoji x 1000.. Her best song imo. INIMITABLE."

What's In Your Cart?

Ugg Classic Mini's in Chestnut: "Have coveted these since 8th grade when all of the very popular girls in school wore them."

KLUR Brilliant Light Vitamin C Serum: "I love this brand so much. One day my whole skincare lineup will be KLUR but for now, I settle for buying their Supreme Seed mask twice a year."

Dracula shirt: "This is my favorite shirt and I wear it every single day until it has completely disintegrated and I’m afraid to be without it so I just keep scouring the internet for the exact same vintage Dracula shirt and buying them all up."

Slip silk pillowcase in blue: "Good for skin and hair allegedly but I just love the way it feels—very luxe."

What Are You Browsing?

TheRealReal: "If I'm bored, I'll window shop online on The RealReal. I'm a RealReal stan. It's the best because the pictures are so cut and dry. When I get an item, it's usually exactly how it was pictured on the website."

@party_peas2 on TikTok: "The best account on TikTok. Just cartoon fruit and veg dancing to different songs. So wholesome."

@easternphilosophy on TikTok: "This or really any Instagram or TikTok account that's all about Traditional Chinese Medicine. They know what they're talking about and I trust them with my life. My mom always used to say your body is like a pharmacy. It has everything it needs within it to heal and it's just about which levers you're pulling on."

What Are You Saving?

Rick Owens talking about work: "I love these little motivational / inspirational clips or graphics that are just like a quote from a successful person about how to achieve success in their field–even if it doesn’t apply to me at all or if it’s so corny or if I think they have no idea what they’re talking about. I think it’s interesting how people create this narrative around how / why they’ve achieved their success."

Makeup tutorials: "I recently had my glam done twice in one week and I’m addicted now so trying to learn how to beat my own face and saving every makeup tutorial I come across."

Heaven Knows What poster: "I was compulsively saving movie posters as reference for the poster of my film Bunnylovr and this was one of the main ones. Amazing poster designed by David Rudnik."

Amelia Gray is the epitome of Anthony Vaccarello's Saint Laurent girl: sexy, sultry, and the life of the party. She gets ready to the soundtrack of Lana Del Rey, Hannah Montana, Addison Rae, and the H2O theme song (IYKYK) before slipping into none other than custom Saint Laurent for the biggest fashion night of the year—for this year's Met Gala, the dress was black and sheer in all the right places. "The body is the medium, not the outfit. This look lives in the tension of in-between: reveal and conceal, softness and strength. It allows my body to exist as both the accessory and the art," Gray said ahead of the red carpet. "There’s a fragility to it, but also a quiet power. Light femininity meets something darker, more emotional. To me, this is what femininity really is the coexistence of all our versions at once. This is my interpretation of a modern goddess."

For makeup artist Sam Visser, balancing what he knows and loves about Vaccarello's Saint Laurent with soft ethereal elements was top of mind. The inspiration for this years Met Gala look began with Botticelli paintings. "A lot of our mood board was paintings and a lot of renaissance art," Visser says. "Botticelli paintings and very ethereal references. We were really inspired by the way water looked in paintings and the colors that were used." The goal was simple: to make Amelia Gray look like a mermaid on land, while providing a synergy between Saint Laurent and YSL beauty. "I'm a huge fan of what Anthony does for Saint Laurent," Visser says."So I was kind of taking the aspects of my insight of the ready-to-wear brand and mixing it together with what YSL Beauty is about and trying to make that as organic of a synergy as possible." So, for this glam, it was all about reflection and highlights on her eyes, lips, and cheeks. First, YSL's soon to be released Skin Affair foundation provided a glowy base. Then, the All Hours Hyper Bronzer and All Hours Luminize Highlighter really went to work. On the lips, the Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick in scenic brown and Loveshine Lip Oil Gloss worked together to plump, define, and offer a glassy finish.

For a bit of extra ethereal energy, Visser whipped up what he refers to as the 'reverse smoky eye': "On her eyes, I used all the palest, lightest tones to kind of reflect the light and bring brightness to the face and the body," he says.

In terms of collaboration, Visser and Gray have the special type of relationship where photos are constantly texted back and forth. For this look for example, photos of abalone shells were shared through text—there was no confusion, but rather an immediate understanding and mutual willingness to experiment and play. "I can send a picture of shell to her and she'll be like 'yes, that's the reference,'" Visser says. "Abalone shells and the color variations within those were one of our biggest references for the makeup tonight."

The look would not have been complete without a good, defined lash curl—and a little touch of YSL's Lash Latex for definition purposes. The end result was a character the duo created together through art and nature references, and listened to music to get into the mindset of before sending Amelia on her way: regal, mermaid-esque, sexy, and ultra feminine.

Biarritz has always been a spiritual home for Gabrielle Chanel. In 1915, the designer opened a couture house on the Basque coast. Today, Matthieu Blazy returned to the salon for his first-ever Cruise show.

In Biarritz, Gabrielle Chanel unearthed a freedom that, at the time, only existed away from the tightly-wound etiquette that accompanied city life. For Chanel Cruise 2026, Blazy touched this sense of liberation once again, reimagining what madame Chanel so deftly brought together over a century ago: a freedom to move and explore the natural world.

Chanel is a brand that knows how these themes interact with one another and create silhouettes that convey ease, function, and elegance. And Matthieu Blazy, at the helm, has proven that he understands the demands of a house that has crystal-clear codes, yet is constantly expanding. This was, partially the legacy of Karl Largerfeld, whose vision knew no bounds in the face of any tangible limitations. But this very idea started with Gabrielle Chanel’s curiosity for a world beyond what women knew in the early 20th century. 

Today, in the place where Madame Chanel did so much to free women of what was expected of them, Blazy used the natural world—the sea, sand, and sun—to redefine and reinterpret the folklore of the house. Starting with the black dress, one of Chanel’s most storied silhouettes. For Cruise, Blazy returned to Gabrielle’s original sketch: a mid-length black crepe shift dress with a deep v-neck with white art-deco stitching across the body. The large bow, which was originally situated at the back of the dress, was transformed into a clutch bag held beside the model as a modern take, drawing us back to the origins of the house. For Blazy, this marked a new beginning.

The dress was followed by a women’s tuxedo, then a black mini dress with a matching jacket, the collar of which was lined with beaded starfish; a CC emblazoned bathing cap accompanied the look. The next exit was a beaded tank dress in coral red with an asymmetric hem, mimicking marine invertebrates. Then, a series of languid silk foulard dresses with waist ties and open tweed and denim suits, all accessorized with bathing caps or barefoot shoes with "heel caps," or bags that had tiny, Chanel cap-toed shoes fastened to the straps. The duality of these accessories—of giant raffia beach bags with hand-beaded evening flap bags and barefoot sandals against art deco court heels—conveys the "beach to bar" concept in the most glamorous sense of the term.

The signature double C became a structural element, rather than an overly-branded one. A black and cream silk dress featured the interlocking logo at the torso, the bends of the C’s forming off-the shoulder draped sleeves. Nautical red, navy, and ecru stripes added to the seaside feel, while sequin paillettes shimmered on dresses and suits like mermaid scales, furthering this textural theme that Blazy has been riffing on since his Spring debut, where he builds on signature shapes while adding his own tactile touch.

At Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Cruise, he returned to the idea of levity that has carried his first three collections at the house. He's a master in uniting a sense of timelessness with a seemingly intrinsic knowing of how the modern woman wants to feel and dress. This is really all Chanel is in its most concentrated form. The savoir-faire, yes. The glamour, the luxury, the couture of it all, yes. But Chanel pared back has always been simply about the woman—and this Chanel woman is at the beach.

Christie Tyler was always confident about her personal style. Way before minimalism became a go-to aesthetic online, she was refining her eye in real time, building a wardrobe and a world around pieces that felt intentional, instead of trend-chasing. That instinct has followed her from New Jersey to New York, and now to Los Angeles, where she’s settled into a new home that reflects the same point of view.

Tyler, who was formerly known online as NYC Bambi, was a Tumblr girl back in the early days when you could treat your page more like a visual diary than a personal brand. The name NYC Bambi dates back to when she moved to New York at 18 to attend LIM College. “I felt like a little deer in headlights,” she says; that feeling stayed with her, and so did the name. 

Her photos started to resonate quickly with her audience, and as her following grew rapidly, she became one of the first fashion creators to formalize that momentum, signing with Wilhelmina’s digital creator division, at a time when the category was still new. It was a pivotal shift in her career, signaling to brands that she was taking her work seriously, and that her presence online was more than just personal. 

Tyler has a way of making everything feel intentional and cohesive. Her vintage pieces sit alongside custom designs, and nothing feels added just for the sake of it. When Coveteur visited her new home in Los Angeles, one of the first pieces that stood out was a custom deer-print daybed. She said she designed it with a furniture maker based in Pennsylvania using reclaimed oak and steel, upholstering it in her signature Bambi print as a nod to her former digital moniker.

Her approach to fashion follows that same instinct. Early on, she became interested not just in clothing, but the creative directors behind it. She remembers falling in love with Phoebe Philo's Céline as her first real encounter with high fashion and with developing her taste. "I would use my first few paychecks from influencing, very irresponsibly, on her pieces," she says. It was the beginning of her new approach to style. 

After a decade in New York, Tyler moved to Los Angeles earlier this year, entering what she describes as a chapter of “deep relaxation.” The shift is already visible in how she dresses and how she lives. The instinct is still there, just a little more settled.

Ahead, step inside Tyler’s closet and inner world, where she reflects on her style evolution from Tumblr to now, her approach to collecting, and how exactly she decided what to bring (and leave behind) in her cross-country move.

Let's start at the beginning. Where were you when Wilhemina called?

I remember being at my internship, standing on a ladder in the accessories closet with my laptop open, trying to put things away, when I saw the Wilhelmina email. I almost fell off the ladder. I was probably 21 when I signed, and that’s when things really started blossoming. Brands understood I was being represented and that I was taking this seriously, and that’s when bigger opportunities started coming in. I was going on brand trips, juggling Fashion Week with classes, and by the time I graduated at 22, I had to decide whether to try this full-time. I took the plunge, and I’ve been doing it ever since.

How would you describe the evolution of your personal style over the years?

There have always been two constants for me, no matter how many styles I’ve tried: my taste has always been neutral and minimal. Those have never wavered, even when I leaned into a more preppy or more masculine way of dressing. There was a period when I really enjoyed playing with androgyny through suiting and loafers, but as I’ve grown up, I’ve enjoyed leaning more into feminine energy. I can see all of my past versions reflected in what I wear now. The more you get to know yourself, the less you feel inclined to prove anything. 

You recently made a big move from NYC to LA. How did you decide what items you were going to keep?

I keep things pretty edited down and I feel like I really know what my staples are by now. My denim collection, for example, never really changes. I have a lot of vintage Levi’s, and I knew I was going to take those with me to L.A. because they feel so integral to the L.A. way of dressing.

I also wanted to keep all of my coats. I believe that it’s important to edit and evolve your closet, but I’m also a keeper of pieces. If I’ve invested in something—not even in a monetary sense, but if it’s sentimental to me—I’ll always keep it. A lot of the pieces that were shot fall into that category, like my vintage Armani or a special Alaïa piece I picked up in Paris. Those collector moments hold so much personal value for me, so I was always sure to hold on to them.

How do the change in weather influence your decision-making?

It felt like a real challenge and a test for me to maintain the integrity of my style and my overall thought process around fashion while adjusting the materials I was working with. That meant incorporating more linens and silks, rather than heavy wool trousers and similar pieces. I wanted to keep the integrity of my style, but just change the materials so they would work for the weather. 

What's your shopping philosophy?
 
I really invest in pieces. I’m actually quite picky and take a lot of time when I shop. I don’t splurge very often. If I see something I love, I try to sit with it for at least a week, if not longer, to see if I’m still craving it two weeks later. That’s how I decide if something is really worth investing in. I like to test myself with time.

When I’m shopping vintage, I’m always thinking about what can fill a unique void in my closet. I’m looking for shapes or fabrics I’ve never seen before and pieces that feel dynamic and special. That’s why I love vintage so much—you can find things you truly haven’t seen before. At the same time, I’m always balancing that with strong basics. Sometimes I’ll come across a great pair of trousers or a really functional bag and know it’s something I’ll reach for again and again.

I’m drawn to minimalism because it gives me mental peace.

Do you have a similar approach when shopping for pieces for your home, especially after moving?

Honestly, yes. A lot of the pieces we’re searching for for our home are secondhand. I love going on Chairish and 1stDibs and finding those unique pieces.I think the hunt is so fun and oddly enough, the pieces I find secondhand, whether it’s furniture or clothing, are the ones I end up keeping for a really long time.

What advice would you give to someone wanting to be more of a minimalist?

I think small New York City apartments forced me to become more conscious and focus on intention, which ended up being a beautiful and beneficial shift. It made me really look at my wardrobe, avoid unnecessary accumulation, and focus on what inspires me and keeps me at my best. I don’t want to look at a closet that doesn’t feel like me, and I don’t want to feel bogged down by excess. I think it’s a wonderful challenge to ask yourself how you can be more sustainable and conscious, and focus on what truly feels like you. When you take things away, you gain a much clearer sense of what actually makes sense for you.

How does your home, and specifically your closet, function as a creative space for you?

There’s a beauty in not having a strict method to your madness in your closet. It sounds counterintuitive, but if everything were overly organized, I might forget about certain pieces. I like having to sift through my racks. Each piece feels like a rediscovery or a memory, and I make mental notes as I go. I’ll think, “Oh, that’s here. I should wear that tomorrow.”

I also love when a home reflects what you believe in. I’m drawn to minimalism because it gives me mental peace. I’ve always been someone who gets overwhelmed by excess, and especially when you live in busy cities that demand so much of you, it’s meaningful to come home to a space that feels like a refuge. That’s why I’m so drawn to neutrals, both in my closet and in my home. They allow me to breathe, relax my eyes, and focus on what really matters.

Do you have a uniform or go-to formula that feels most like you?

If I’m ever stuck on what to wear, I always default to a button-down shirt. A great pair of vintage Levi’s, an oversized button-down, a fun pair of oversized sunglasses, and pointy flats is my go-to formula. If it’s cold, I’ll add a long black coat and a hat, or a trench if it’s raining. It feels the most like me and completely anti-fuss. I love not fussing with an outfit. That’s always been key for me. 

How do you decide when a piece has longevity versus when it’s just a trend?

My rule of thumb has always been to play with trends through accessories. I like my wardrobe to be filled with pieces I want forever. Then I’ll have fun with trend items like a pillbox hat or bonnet, statement jewelry, or ponyhair heels.

What might surprise people about your closet?

I think people are surprised by how little clothing I actually own. It all ties back to my philosophy of living minimally, but I also love having fun. There’s a lightness to me that people don’t always expect. You can be intentional and still live lightly.

Click through to see inside Christie Tyler's closet.

"Chanel was one of the first major fashion houses that really recognized my content and wanted to work with me."

Environment definitely shapes style, but I think it’s also important not to lose your core inspiration and to make every place feel like you."

"This chartreuse coat is by Colleen Allen. The whole jacket has a slightly 18th-century spirit. The cheetah-print pony hair coat is by Róhe. I’m drawn to pony hair because of its subtle nod to ’90s fashion. The yellow mandarin-collar jacket was a vintage Etsy find. I’ve discovered so many gems on Etsy. It’s incredibly underrated."

"This quilted Chanel bag was gifted to me by the house and it’s something I’ll keep forever."

"I went to my first Chanel show in March of 2020, and I’ll never forget it. After that show, I went to the Chanel Paris store and bought this necklace.It symbolizes so much for me as it was my first Chanel show, and it was also a time in my career when I was starting to think more intentionally about purchasing."

Shoes: New Manolo Blahnik

"As an influencer, you’re so lucky to receive products, but it can be too much for one person, so I’m always gifting a lot of it to my friends and my family. If I purchase something myself and later outgrow it, I’ll resell it on platforms such as The RealReal or Vestiaire."

"People are often surprised by how unorganized my closet is, since I probably come across as quite serious."

"My rule of thumb has always been to play with trends through accessories."

Photographs by Paige Campbell Linden