French-Belgian designer, born 1984. Ready-to-wear design director (2020-2021), then creative director at Bottega Veneta, 2020 (design director); 2021-11 (creative director) to 2024-12; Artistic director, fashion at Chanel, Dec 2024 (appointed) to present.
Matthieu Blazy
French-Belgian · 1984
Tenures
- Bottega Veneta
Ready-to-wear design director (2020-2021), then creative director
2020 (design director); 2021-11 (creative director) – 2024-12
Creative director with immediate effect from 15 November 2021; debut show 26 February 2022 in Milan. Departure announced 12 December 2024 when he was named artistic director of fashion at Chanel; his exact last working day was not published. The Andiamo's spring/summer 2023 debut is reported by Hypebeast and Vogue coverage; Vogue confirms it as his design.
- Chanel
Artistic director, fashion
Dec 2024 (appointed) – present
Crumpled, chain-free 2.55 (spring 2026); Chanel x Charvet shirts (spring 2026)
Signature pieces
Bottega Veneta
- Trompe-l'oeil leather: a 'tank top and jeans' and a printed leather 'flannel' shirt
- Sardine bag with fish-shaped metal handle
Sardine bag with fish-shaped metal handle (autumn/winter 2022)
autumn/winter 2022
- Kalimero hand-braided bag
- Andiamo bag
Andiamo bag (spring/summer 2023)
spring/summer 2023
- Gaetano Pesce resin runway and 'Come Stai?' chairs
Gaetano Pesce resin runway and 'Come Stai?' chairs (spring 2023)
spring 2023
- Fragrance collection in Murano-style glass bottles
- Intrecciato edition of Richard Scarry's Biggest Word Book Ever
Intrecciato edition of Richard Scarry's Biggest Word Book Ever (spring 2025)
spring 2025
- Andiamo
2022
- Kalimero
2022
- Leather "denim" jeans and tank
Leather "denim" jeans and tank (opening look)
2022
- Sardine
2022
Sources
- https://www.kering.com/en/news/bottega-veneta-appoints-matthieu-blazy-as-creative-director/
- https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/feature/history-of-bottega-veneta-daniel-lee-matthieu-blazy-1235111577/
- https://www.vogue.com/article/matthieu-blazy-best-bottega-veneta-moments
- https://www.vogue.com/article/bottega-veneta-sardine-bag-celeb-style
- https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2022/milan/bottega-veneta/review/
- https://www.kering.com/en/news/louise-trotter-appointed-creative-director-of-bottega-veneta/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/style/chanel-new-designer-matthieu-blazy.html