Matthieu Blazy

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Matthieu Blazy
Born27 June 1984
Alma mater École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre
Occupationfashion designer
Years active2007-present
Employer Chanel

Matthieu Blazy (born 1984) is a French-Belgian designer. He is the creative director of Chanel. From 2021 to 2024, he was the creative director of Bottega Veneta. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Blazy grew up in Paris. His father was an art expert and his mother a historian and researcher. [3] He has an older brother who is an airplane pilot and a twin sister who works in Singapore. [4]

During high school, Blazy attended Pangbourne College for a year. [5] He graduated from La Cambre fashion school in Brussels; his graduate collection was about Claudie Haigneré. [6] He did his internships at Balenciaga and John Galliano. [7]

Career

Early career

Raf Simons was a member of the jury of Blazy's graduate collection and hired him on the spot. [3] Blazy brought bolder geometrical patterns to Simons' collections. [8]

In 2011, Blazy became a designer at Maison Margiela, at a time when the design team was anonymous, and where he experimented with advanced collage techniques. [9] In July 2014, Vogue 's Suzy Menkes revealed Blazy after the presentation of Margiela's Artisanal collection he had designed, stating "you can't keep such a talent under wraps." [10] [11] He then designed the Ye encrusted mask worn by Kanye West during the 2013 Yeezus tour. [12]

In November 2014, Blazy joined Phoebe Philo's team as senior designer of Celine working on pre-collections. [7] [13] In August 2016, he was appointed design director of women's ready-to-wear of Calvin Klein under Raf Simons. [14] He left Calvin Klein in 2019. [15]

Bottega Veneta, 2020–2024

In 2020, Blazy became design director of ready-to-wear at Bottega Veneta. In November 2021, he was appointed creative director of Bottega Veneta. [1] Blazy brought an inclusive management style ("egalitarian" according to Anne Collier [8] ), shrank the design team, and got the craftspeople involved in the creative process. [16] He introduced the trompe-l'œil denim leather pants (2021), [17] the intrecciato-woven handbags Kalimero (2022) [18] and Andiamo (2023), [19] and the knitted leather sock-slippers (2023). [20] He was dubbed the "Magician of Milan" by Vanessa Friedman. [16] In September 2023, the brand opened its flagship store in Paris on avenue Montaigne, the first designed by Blazy. [21] As part of his duties, he designed the costumes of the Venice Dance Biennale. [22]

In December 2024, Bottega Veneta announced Blazy's departure from the brand. [2]

Chanel

In December 2024, Blazy was named creative director of Chanel. [23]

Personal life

Blazy was in a relationship with fellow fashion designer Pieter Mulier until 2023. [24]

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  5. ↑ Vanessa Friedman (20 September 2023), The Magician of Milan  New York Times .
  6. ↑ Vanessa Friedman (20 September 2023), The Magician of Milan  New York Times .
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