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Chanel Frenzy in London: Shoppers Queue Hours for Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers d’Art Launch
Despite subway strikes paralyzing half of the city's public transport, top clients, fans and scalpers showed up and waited as long as five hours to get into the New Bond Street store.
What happened
According to Women’s Wear Daily’s source item, Chanel Frenzy in London: Shoppers Queue Hours for Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers d’Art Launch, Despite subway strikes paralyzing half of the city’s public transport, top clients, fans and scalpers showed up and waited as long as five hours to get into the New Bond Street store.
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Primary source: Chanel Frenzy in London: Shoppers Queue Hours for Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers d’Art Launch via Women’s Wear Daily. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Chanel Frenzy in London: Shoppers Queue Hours for Matthieu Blazy’s Métiers d’Art LaunchWomen's Wear Daily - 2026-06-04T17:22:17+00:00
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