Having spent the previous 24 hours queuing outside boutiques across Paris for the first drop of shoes from his debut collection, it seemed that all anyone in fashion could talk about after watching Matthieu Blazy’s second Chanel show parade through the Grand Palais were the dresses–dropped waists and shin-skimming hems–in metal mesh, abstracted knits and ribbons of silk chiffon. Yes, Demna had delivered the opposite in a skin-tight, ass-grazing minidress over at Gucci, but it was Blazy’s almost body-desculpting silhouettes that somehow felt most titillating.
The Maxi Dress Trends to Know in 2026:
Call it an ongoing case of Chanel mania, or simply a matter of timing. Spring, after all, is when the maxi dress re-enters the collective wardrobe as the ultimate one-and-done solution for daylight-saving dressing. Whether crocheted with the express intention of being worn on a beach, cut as a minimalist column, or fashioned into something altogether more attention-seeking–semi-transparent, or indeed extremely transparent–these are the five maxi dresses worth investing in as the mercury begins to creep up.
