Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[youthinasia]

Excuse me? Am I joke to you?

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I love Law Roach

 

[Salvatore]

I can't believe they didn't give it to the best dressmaker and designer alive: Nicolas Ghesquiere.

absolutely criminal.

I read this in Kanye West VMA voice when he interrupted Taylor Swift.


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[LadyJunon]

Excuse me? Am I joke to you?

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Listen as much as I love Theyskens, that man can't stay in one place for more than four years. That said, if Chanel hired a designer like him, very niche, very non-commercial, it could be an insane display of power.

 

[mdmmxl]

it’s quite hilarious to me that the Weithermer brothers and Bruno Pavlovski saw this look and thought: oh yeah, let’s gonna give him the creative direction of the most important fashion brand that ever existed and let him being the successor of the most influential designer of all time.

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I don't know - Besides the trouser-shorts (???), this is not too far off from what Chanel is offering right now and is making lots and lots of money with. (The jacket for example is 11k) So why not? The more I think about it, I actually believe Blazy is the correct choice for what the house is currently trying to be.

 

[helmutnotdead]

Excuse me? Am I joke to you?

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yeah, no. as much as I love him I just feel like he's so...2006. I believe that fashion must go on. and that's what I like about NG: he doesn't live under nostalgia. the man is always pushing fashion forward whether we like it or not.

and in my opinion his Balenciaga is waaaaaay better than OT's Rochas/Nina Ricci

 

[tourbillions]

yeah, no. as much as I love him I just feel like he's so...2006. I believe that fashion must go on. and that's what I like about NG: he doesn't live under nostalgia. the man is always pushing fashion forward whether we like it or not.

and in my opinion his Balenciaga is waaaaaay better than OT's Rochas/Nina Ricci

theres a reason OT is nowhere now (his namesake is struggling) and NG is leading one of the biggest houses.

I stand by my opinion, Blazy was just there at bottega veneta. If sales under him were good, its only because of daniel lee and how Blazy went undercover as the new designer. I doubt people who loved lee's BV knew there was a change in CD. His tenure will be forgotten in history.

 

[Kanzai]

The only place that i see people praising Nicolas Ghesquiere is here, TFS.

 

[mdmmxl]

The only place that i see people praising Nicolas Ghesquiere is here, TFS.

Well, maybe firstly because his RTW at LV is even more expensive than his stuff from Balenciaga was and secondly because he is more of a designers-designer and does not really interact with consumer-oriented fashion, which is what most fashion dialogue is about now. But there is still a huge base of dedicated NG fans out there that scour the internet for every last piece from him, just like when people were lining up in front of the Balenciaga stores when the new season dropped (even though they were crazy expensive back than and hardly cut for comfort).

 

[mdmmxl]

whether we like it or not

haha true! and honestly, even tough sometimes irritating, I alway find his offering at least more interesting and intentionally designed than most things trying to pass as "design". (giant zippers included!)

 

[Vikingtop]

I can't believe they didn't give it to the best dressmaker and designer alive: Nicolas Ghesquiere.

absolutely criminal.

It is quite clear... he is not available. I think his contract with LV is very good.

Of course it is chanel...... but even chanel does not dissolve every contract. LVMH is not naive.... letting their good people go ....

 

[tricotineacetat]

We should all leave this comparing and debating over who deserves what be, this is not leading anywhere.

In an era of corporatism in most art forms, it’s becoming painfully clear that signing with the big corporations means a certain degree of sell out. People like Jil Sander and Helmut Lang famously refuses to make those concessions and it’s a miracle Alaia managed to play for so long by his own rules. I believe a lot of the dearly missed designers of yesterday chose not to partake in the system as it is now. I very much believe some designers value their integrity and happiness over the validation of the biggest jobs available…

 

[tricotineacetat]

haha true! and honestly, even tough sometimes irritating, I alway find his offering at least more interesting and intentionally designed than most things trying to pass as "design". (giant zippers included!)

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Ghesquiere at his lowest and I highly doubt this stands exemplary for what drives Vuitton’s womenswear sales these days.

That being said, a designer like him can comfortably spend a decade with mostly headscratching collections since he’s proven himself over and over.

 

[Lola701]

I don't think selling well and being also a strong creative director should be separated as a good qualities to have in one CD, i do think it's part of the skill set of being a good creative director ideally ...like NG at LV the reason why they are doing well is because he is pushing on development on all levels that helps everyday products be better (even if ugly many times) and gives the commercial collections lots of details to add on to basic or more commercial product this for me is related to his design skills and having a strong vision in order to push for wider product offering.

Dior with galliano had also this trickle down look at the saddle bag its extem idea /shape of a bag (even it was a copy of a 70´s gucci saddle bag) yet became so normal now for me its shows the skills of Galliano to not only make you dream but also sell allot and make new classics that is desired by many different people.

I might be in the minority here but i love the reality of high fashion used and worn and translated in real life moments, i don't enjoy fashion like a fantasy only movie or ig post or red carpet i personally find it restrictive and not interesting just flat.

i like when brands sell well and have hit product...even if i don't want it for me.... i hate when they don't sustain it and nurture longevity but replace it with mediocre merch.

i like things that are build to innovate and last long

We are on the same ideology then.
I really believe that creativity generate sales that should generate more creativity.
But I do believe in creativity with a sense of pragmatism.
And I also believe in the fact that creativity comes in different forms. Sometimes, it’s as subtle as fabrics development or construction. But that comes from the strength of a vision.

The beauty of fashion is that the promise is never the same. Someone can enjoy MaxMara with the same energy as Junya Watanabe or Sacai.
In the same way that someone can enjoy pieces from a tenure of a designer they hated.

I hated Raf Simons’s tenure at Dior and while I have never been a Dior woman (in spirit), my favorite Dior pieces that I own are from his era.

We should all leave this comparing and debating over who deserves what be, this is not leading anywhere.

In an era of corporatism in most art forms, it’s becoming painfully clear that signing with the big corporations means a certain degree of sell out. People like Jil Sander and Helmut Lang famously refuses to make those concessions and it’s a miracle Alaia managed to play for so long by his own rules. I believe a lot of the dearly missed designers of yesterday chose not to partake in the system as it is now. I very much believe some designers value their integrity and happiness over the validation of the biggest jobs available…

But the environment was much more different back then. And there was also a sense of naivity. I don’t think a lot of designers in the 90’s, for the most successful, expected that much of success, brands that survive them and things to go that way.
And I believe that the tales of designers (in France there are so many) who weren’t supported business wise by the right people changed the outcome of a lot of careers.

Alaia was saved by Prada. I’m not sure he was that happy when things went bad. But at the same time, he was front row at every Dior for years. He had a lot of pride but he was very happy when Prada and Richemont handled the business part.

I think that designers takes big brands today for different reasons than before.

Unfortunately, it’s the only environment that kind of allows you to create with a real sense of creative freedom at some point. The ability to work with the best artisans, to have a skilled studio, to maintain those operations.

Today I feel like there’s no small brands anymore. And when someone is doing start up, we are expecting big brands treatment.

In a way it has become a safety to have those kind of platforms.

The only place that i see people praising Nicolas Ghesquiere is here, TFS.

That’s why TFS is the best place!

 

[yslforever]

It is quite clear... he is not available. I think his contract with LV is very good.

Of course it is chanel...... but even chanel does not dissolve every contract. LVMH is not naive.... letting their good people go ....

Rumours were the Wertheimers wanted Nicolas after Karl and offered him a large retainer after he left Balenciaga, to keep him available in case of Karl's departure. Just to stay at home, travel and wait the call.
I don't know if he accepted the deal, probably not.

 

[Vikingtop]

Rumours were the Wertheimers wanted Nicolas after Karl and offered him a large retainer after he left Balenciaga, to keep him available in case of Karl's departure. Just to stay at home, travel and wait the call.
I don't know if he accepted the deal, probably not.

Now that is interesting....

NG at Chanel would really be spectacular....
However it never formed that way.....
NG left in 2012 Balenciaga....Karl died in 2019....... it would be long holiday


However... best whishes for Chanel and Matthieu.....

 

[Lola701]

Rumours were the Wertheimers wanted Nicolas after Karl and offered him a large retainer after he left Balenciaga, to keep him available in case of Karl's departure. Just to stay at home, travel and wait the call.
I don't know if he accepted the deal, probably not.

If NG doesn’t start his own line post-Vuitton, that would be a nice way to end his career…Bowing out with the ultimate Couture house.

 

[yslforever]

Now that is interesting....

NG at Chanel would really be spectacular....
However it never formed that way.....
NG left in 2012 Balenciaga....Karl died in 2019....... it would be long holiday


However... best whishes for Chanel and Matthieu.....

Yes,
It would have been something but Karl did not really want to retire and even less when he became sick.
And NG had no desire to wait indefinitely.

 

[velvetandsilk]

The only place that i see people praising Nicolas Ghesquiere is here, TFS.

For a simple reason, the fashion period in which he created high-quality items is not very well archived at the moment. These are mainly photos. The video, if it exists on the Internet, is of poor quality or not available at all, so most people who get their knowledge from the Internet will not appreciate it. His Balenciaga was an example of pure fashion, for a very narrow group of customers and you had to have the right body. The sizing is very specific for a long-legged Amazon. On the other hand, his LV will ode to ugliness, but perfectly tailored. Sometimes when I see his collections, I would change the colors, patterns, add high-heeled shoes and then you would have something really interesting. His designs need stilettos, unfortunately they probably sell poorly, so we have these awful shoes. For the average recipient, his LV is hideous, because it is supposed to be repulsive in a way. Modern fashion worships extremes and he shows it in his own weird way.

Rumours were the Wertheimers wanted Nicolas after Karl and offered him a large retainer after he left Balenciaga, to keep him available in case of Karl's departure. Just to stay at home, travel and wait the call.
I don't know if he accepted the deal, probably not.

He doesn't like designing evening gowns and strict HC rules, probably for that reason.

 

[Xone]

Maybe someone already posted this but i ran into this post and felt to share it

 

[LadyJunon]

Maybe someone already posted this but i ran into this post and felt to share it

So Ghesquiere-coded.