Almost thirty years after a defining red-carpet moment, Céline Dion returns to the House in a look that honors her past.

In 1997, Céline Dion walked the red carpet of the 69th Academy Awards in CHANEL Spring Summer 1997 Haute Couture. The moment has stayed in memory ever since. Now she has returned to the House with a tribute to it, opening the final Paris shows of 2026 in a custom CHANEL Haute Couture dress imagined by Matthieu Blazy.

The jewellery carries the same sense of history. Dion wore a CHANEL High Jewellery necklace inspired by the one she wore in 1997, the COMÈTE necklace, an emblematic 1932 design from Gabrielle Chanel’s one and only High Jewellery collection. To complete the look, she wore black satin pumps created by Massaro, a Maison d’art resident at le19M.

It is a look that connects past and present: the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel, the vision of Matthieu Blazy and the skill of the ateliers, brought together for the woman who first wore the House on that Oscars night.