Sabrina Dhowre Elba opted for one of Matthieu Blazy‘s Métiers d’Art 2026 looks for the 70th BFI London Film Festival launch at BFI Southbank in London on Wednesday.
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The S’Able Labs cofounder‘s choice for the evening was from a curation with a general bent toward the pre-fall season, which debuted in New York City in December 2025. The ensemble was simple, and offered a comfy, casual iteration on the ubiquitous quiet luxury aesthetic.
Elba, who is married to actor and S’Able Labs cofounder Idris Elba, wore a long-sleeve black knit top with a rounded neckline, which coordinated with a set of slouchy trousers in the same colorway. The mostly monochrome ensemble was paired with a set of black ballet flats, incorporating a Y2K vibe to the pared back attire.
Chanel Métiers d’Art 2026 Collection
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To add a pop of color to her mostly monochrome look, Elba tied a vibrant red Chanel wrap at her waist, featuring the French luxury fashion house’s logo in shimmering embellished detail — a nod to look nine from the Métiers d’Art 2026 collection. As for accessories, Elba went minimalist save for delicate gold jewelry and a black top handle bag.
Staged below 168 Bowery in New York City’s downtown, creative director Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers d’Art collection was “very character-driven,” Blazy said in an interview ahead of the presentation.
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“The show spanned eras — from ’20s beehive hairdos to ’80s power suiting, with ample animal prints, inspired by the wardrobe of Gabrielle Chanel, in the mix,” Emily Mercer wrote in WWD’s review of the collection.
“Here, striking tweed jacket and skirt sets came in handwoven leopard motifs — noted to be a new technique — while silks were designed to resemble her admiration for Astrakhan fur. There was even an intricate tweed-ified version of the 1931 film poster for ‘Tonight or Never,’ which Chanel designed the costumes for.”