How far can a perfectly
cut jacket travel? Every wardrobe holds at least one
blazer with ambitions, the kind that seems ready
for a life well beyond meetings and morning commutes. Last night in
Paris, one of them reached its destination in the front row of
Chanel, worn by Nicole Kidman.
For spring 2027, Matthieu Blazy turned the Grand Palais into a
moonlit home for a flock of white birds. Beneath
them, the runway celebrated the many lives of Gabrielle Chanel. The
show drew a constellation of stars, from Dua Lipa to Pedro Pascal,
all seated close enough to touch the tweed. Even so, the cameras
kept drifting back to Kidman. She arrived with her younger
daughter, Faith, and a double-breasted
blazer worn as a minidress, a choice that
felt both playful and wonderfully grown-up.
The Blazer Dress, Tweed Edition
Her version came in
lead-grey tweed, thick and heathered, with
metallic threads catching the light. From broad, sculpted
shoulders, the jacket fell into a soft funnel shape that hugged the
figure. Gold CC buttons ran down the front and returned at the
cuffs, while flap pockets added quiet precision. Below the hem,
sheer black tights led to pointed pumps, and a
burgundy crocodile clutch brought a rich jolt of
color. The fabric also carries a love story. In the 1920s,
Gabrielle Chanel discovered tweed in the wardrobe of the Duke of
Westminster during hunting trips in Scotland, and soon made it a
Paris signature. Meanwhile, Faith chose the same smoky palette in a
gold-buttoned charcoal cardigan with an
embroidered logo, worn easily with denim.
How to Style a Blazer Dress This Fall
First, think countryside.
Layer the blazer over a chunky turtleneck, then
add suede over-the-knee boots and a corduroy baker boy cap for a
weekend far from the city. For the office, pair it with a fitted
jersey top and wide-leg trousers, so the jacket
reads sharp and grown-up. After dark, finally, the mood turns
seductive with patent stiletto slingbacks and a quilted mini bag
swinging from a chain. Under all those white wings, Kidman’s jacket
found its second life, one that begins on a Scottish moor and ends
somewhere near midnight in Paris.
