Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Bottega Veneta

[Xone]

It’s not him.

Meaning?…

 

[helmutnotdead]

Meaning?…

meaning it’s not him.

 

[helmutnotdead]

also I LOVE I LOVE that Raf must be hysterical about Pieter and Matthieu being top contenders for Chanel and more relevant than him in the fashion conversation right now

 

[Frederic01]

also I LOVE I LOVE that Raf must be hysterical about Pieter and Matthieu being top contenders for Chanel and more relevant than him in the fashion conversation right now

I don't think Pieter or Matthieu will ever usurp Raf in terms of fashion credentials due to Raf's menswear past (and how important those collections were in terms of changing the fashion landscape), his collaborations with Adidas, and of course his Dior tenure.

Pieter and Matthieu are great designers, but not groundbreaking or able to influence in the way that Raf did. Like it or not, Raf will always be an important name in fashion. Just like Phoebe Philo. You might not like Raf's aesthetic but to call him "less relevant" because he is not being considered for the Chanel position is a pretty strange, no?

 

[yslforever]

Dior by Hedi MIGHT get me to forgive Bernie.

Bernie is basically only socially acceptable because of Hedi and NG. Without them he is a unscrupulous financier who thinks having bags made by slaves is smart management.

Without HS and NG Bernie has no aspirations of class. No legitimacy and no mandate.

Bernie isn't interested in fashion anymore: when he goes to Italy it's to buy top location real estate for his Cheval Blanc hotels in Venezia, Como and Firenze, but not anything fashion-related.