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Godfrey Deeny Published December 13, 2024 Reading time
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Chanel names Matthieu Blazy as new creative director of the house

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Godfrey Deeny Published
December 13, 2024

The house of Chanel has appointed Matthieu Blazy to be its new creative director, the most coveted job in fashion, ending a guessing game that has last for six months.
 
Blazy, 40, will oversee both luxury ready-to-wear, haute couture and accessories at the house, becoming only the third designer to succeed founder Coco Chanel since her death in 1971.

 
“I am thrilled and honoured to join the wonderful House of Chanel. I look forward to meeting all the teams and writing this new chapter together,” said Blazy in a release.
 
He joins Chanel after a series of critically lauded shows for Bottega Veneta, a house he joined in 2020.