Fashion Crimes: Galliano, Chanel & Is Everything “Chic” Now?

One of the summer’s biggest stories was the announcement and subsequent cancellation of John Galliano: Horizons, the major Spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition that would have celebrated Galliano’s extraordinary and complicated career.

Naturally, Anna and Ella have opinions. Was canceling the exhibition the right decision? Can we separate the art from the artist? And what would a Galliano-inspired Met Gala have looked like if it had actually happened?

But Galliano is far from the only designer on trial. Ella arrives with a confession of her own: she finally caved and bought her first pair of Matthieu Blazy Chanel shoes. So, is Blazy making Chanel exciting again and could we be witnessing the beginning of a new era for the house?

And while we’re asking important questions... why is everything suddenly “chic”?

Chic restaurants. Chic sneakers. Chic vacations. Chic interiors. Chic water bottles.

Has social media officially ruined the word?

After years of quiet luxury and understated minimalism, fashion also seems to be having fun again. Anna and Ella debate the bedazzling of everything, the return of maximalism and statement dressing, archival fashion, luxury prices, what they’re actually buying for fall and whether we’re finally witnessing the return of something fashion has been missing: Personality.

👠 Key Moments

• Has the word “chic” officially lost all meaning?
• The bedazzling of everything—and whether maximalism is officially back
• Is quiet luxury finally losing its grip?
• The canceled John Galliano: Horizons Met exhibition and the complicated question of separating art from artist
• What a Galliano-inspired Met Gala would have looked like
• Ella’s confession: buying her first Matthieu Blazy Chanel shoes
• Is Blazy ushering in a new golden era at Chanel?
• Archival fashion, creative-director shakeups, and what feels exciting in fashion right now
• Are today’s luxury prices actually worth it?
• What Anna and Ella are buying for fall and what everyone should stop buying

This episode is ultimately about something bigger than trends. After years of understated dressing, neutral palettes, and the idea that looking expensive meant barely looking styled at all, fashion seems ready to have fun again.

Maybe we don’t need another uniform. Maybe we need more personality, more experimentation, more fabulous shoes and fewer rules about what qualifies as chic.

🎧 Listen now for Anna and Ella’s summer fashion debrief and find out what officially made the Fashion Crimes list.

Adding a chic twist to each episode, the 'I Want Her Shoes Podcast' is recorded in Anna’s stunning personal closet, strategically located near the vibrant Miami Design District. This unique setting not only provides a visually captivating backdrop but also embodies the spirit of fashion and innovation that the area is known for. 

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Writer and Host: Anna Anisin

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