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Known for his minimalist and architectural silhouettes, the 40-year-old Franco-Belgian stylist is the new artistic director of the house on rue Cambon. Immerse yourself in her world to guess what she will instill in Chanel.
After six months of speculation, the announcement came Thursday evening. Chanel Appoints Mathieu Blaze as Artistic Director The designer left Bottega Veneta at the end of the day on Thursday, December 12. Moving on to the head of the house of Chanel, this 40-year-old Franco-Belgian is about to write the next chapter of one of the world’s most famous luxury houses, sublimated by the genius of Karl Lagerfeld between 1983 and 2019, before being taken over by the master, Virginia Viard year
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So the label Rue Cambon turned its attention to the man nicknamed “The Little Prince of Milan,” the minimalist and cerebral couturier who electrified Italian fashion week from his first collection in 2022. His fashion shows have become events over the seasons, and rightly so : Catwalk cuts are perfect, fit is flawless, materials are textured, colors are invigorating and bold. Matthieu Blazy’s fashion aims to be thoughtful yet conceptual, wearable yet contemporary… it’s clothes that adapt to the body, not the other way around. Like Karl Lagerfeld, the stylist who graduated from La Cambre, also has the ability to make people dream only in a show environment. We remember the spring-summer 2025 fashion show: with its decor inspired by Noah’s Ark and composed of 60 Sacco zodiac poufs made of leather.
Reinventing Chanel
Matthieu Blazy’s fashion show often invited you to take the time to observe, decipher and finally understand a piece, a look or an idea. Meanwhile, this long, majestic coat seemed to change shape depending on where you were admiring it. Because Matthew Blazey is a perfectionist, an ace of details. In this age of social media, where everything moves so fast, its fashion. architectural, a piece of long time, sensitive to structure, colors, material.
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His first collection for the label will be presented in 2025. It remains to be seen how Mathieu Blaze will manage to perpetuate the legacy of this famous house of codes created by Gabriel Chanel and reinvented for more than a century. The double C logo, the tweed suit, black the beige ballerina flats, the quilted bag and her leather-lined shoulder the chain… Answer elements in several months.
Source: Le Figaro
