Matthieu Blazy
Artistic Director of Fashion Activities
2025 – Present
1 year (current)
Legacy
Blazy opened a new fashion creative chapter for Chanel with his debut Spring Summer 2026 show. Blazy joined Chanel in 2024 after his acclaimed tenure at Bottega Veneta, tasked with defining the house's ready-to-wear direction following Virginie Viard's departure. His appointment followed an extensive search process, with Chanel notably passing over several other high-profile candidates before selecting Blazy specifically for his technical construction skills and quieter, craftsmanship-focused design philosophy rather than a celebrity-driven creative approach. Born in Paris and a graduate of La Cambre in Brussels, he trained under Raf Simons and at Maison Martin Margiela before senior design roles at Celine and Calvin Klein, then led Bottega Veneta as creative director from 2021 before Chanel recruited him, making him the first external designer to lead the house since Karl Lagerfeld.