Born and raised in Paris, the 40-year-old designer has worked for the likes of Raf Simons, Maison Margiela and Klein under Phoebe Philo. His last role was creative director at Bottega Veneta.
Chanel recently announced the appointment of French-Belgian designer Mathieu Blazy as its new artistic director. His predecessor, Virginie Viard, left the company earlier this year. Blasey will oversee all fashion, haute couture and accessories for Chanel, and will oversee 10 collections a year. He will officially join the team in April 2025 and is scheduled to make his runway debut during Paris Fashion Week in October.
In her new role, Blazee will oversee all fashion, haute couture and accessories for the fashion house, overseeing 10 collections a year. He will officially join the team next April and will make his runway debut in October as part of the Spring/Summer 2026 presentation during Paris Fashion Week.
Until then, Chanel’s studio design team will continue working on its haute couture collections scheduled for January and June, as well as its fall 2025 collection in March, according to European media reports.
He becomes the fourth designer to lead the house in its more than 100-year history, following Karl Lagerfeld, Viard and founder Gabriel Coco Chanel.
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