CHANEL Threads the Needle Between Paris and Tokyo
This autumn, CHANEL’s le19M brings a poetic exchange to Tokyo, uniting Parisian craftsmanship with Japanese tradition.
High above the Tokyo skyline, on the 52nd floor of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, something rare and luminous is about to unfold.
It begins not with spectacle, but with a whisper — the quiet devotion of a needle threading silk, the delicate curve of a handcrafted button, the centuries-old rhythm of artisans at work.
This autumn, CHANEL and le19M invite Tokyo into their world of artistry with la Galerie du 19M, a multi-sensory exhibition that brings the essence of Parisian haute couture into dialogue with the elegance of Japanese tradition.
From September 30 to October 20, 2025, this cultural encounter offers a rare glimpse into the maisons that quietly define luxury from behind the scenes.
La Galerie du 19M Tokyo is a curated journey; one that celebrates savoir-faire not as nostalgia, but as a living, breathing force.
Visitors will be immersed in a creative landscape shaped by over 700 artisans from eleven distinguished Maisons d’art, all brought together under le19M, CHANEL’s purpose-built hub for the fashion and decorative arts.
This marks le19M’s second international chapter, following its inaugural project in Dakar.
Now, in Tokyo, that dialogue continues on an unprecedented scale, flowing across the Mori Arts Center Gallery and Tokyo City View, where each element invites engagement and discovery.
At the heart of the experience:
- A scenographic installation designed by renowned architect Tsuyoshi Tane and his ATTA agency, offering an atmospheric introduction to the intricate métiers that define CHANEL’s world.
- A curated group exhibition uniting the savoir-faire of the French Maisons d’art with the precision and poetry of Japanese craft. The selection is guided by five visionary curators: filmmaker Momoko Ando, Casa BRUTUS editor-in-chief Yoichi Nishio, SIMPLICITY founder Shinichiro Ogata, curator Kayo Tokuda, and Aska Yamashita, artistic director of Atelier Montex.
- A centennial celebration of Maison Lesage, the legendary embroidery house, whose archive of extraordinary creations traces a century of fashion history and the evolution of artistic expression.
Talks, workshops and cultural activations will open the space to a wide audience, from connoisseurs to curious newcomers, offering moments of connection between past and present, Paris and Tokyo, the maker and the admirer.
This is CHANEL, not as spectacle, but as soul. A quiet homage to the hands behind the beauty, and to the power of craft to cross continents and speak to something universal.
