Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[LadyJunon]

I actually think that Blazy's appointement is intended to mark the beginning of Chanel 3.0.

While Chanel has had many CDs throughout it 100+ year industry, I generally split Chanel's history into two core eras with the Alain-Gerard takeover in 1974 splitting the two. I think that Pavlovsky and Nair are conscious of the fact that the second era has to come to an end: Lagerfeld, the face of the era, is long dead and Viard, while commercially successful, never quite hit like her predecessor did.

While it's unsure as to whether Blazy will be "The Next Karl" or not, it's obvious that Chanel is making the move to put Karl's era in the vault and modernise the brand to get ahead of the brand fatigue.

 

[Scotty]

You guys have way too much faith in this guy.

 

[jeanclaude]

My first reaction: feels like oil and water. But it could be worse...it could have been Jacquemus!

One thing is sure, if Blazy was already struggling at a small brand like BV, Chanel is going to drain the life out of him. Ten collections a year are too much to deliver, from a creative point of view. So I have the feeling his tenure will become into a Virginie Viard 2.0 .
And add to that the pressure from the suits...hope he does not end praising Hitler at any parisian Café.

 

[JohannesL]

well, Walter agrees so all is good…lol

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Did he want Blazy to bring him to Chanel as he didn’t get Givenchy?

 

[PDFSD]

He didnt do Margiela at BV. We saw no masks on the runway…
So why expect from him to do BV at Chanel?
Not all designers are Hedi Slimane and Alessandro Michele so why use that paradigm to appreciate whatever he will bring to the house?

He didn't do Margiela at BV. ???? noooooo Lola i cant believe your saying this ...what about the whole trompe l'oeil of denim, plaid shirt, cotton shirt and paper bag printed on leather trompe l'oeil clothes printed on flat surface as clothes is so margiela go to inspo.

i would even argue the blown up barbie clothes for human size thing since first collection , even the big woven label outside on clothes that raf openly rift from martin as well , i can go on and find more

 

[PDFSD]

Yes and two successful bags: The Hop and the Andiamo.
God knows how much I don’t like Raf Simons’s work but even him didn’t recreate Jil Sander at Dior, Dior at Calvin Klein or Calvin Klein at Prada.

For me the jeans from Blazy was a clever idea. BV is known for their leather so to make a statement in terms of clothing with leather was clever.

Chanel has a history, an heritage as a Couture and leading fashion house, something BV isn’t so, to expect from him to make a copy paste of what his work over the past 3 years has been is a bit unfair.

i need to find a post on ig i seen last week of raf ideas from jil to dior to ck to prada how his obsessions keep coming up ...its not only hedi and alessandro ...even miuccia is doing same ideas at miu miu to prada and JWA and loewe are not worlds apart as was MGC from valentino to dior ......or phoebe celine to her own brand ....or nicolas balenciaga to LV is still space age even some balenciaga shapes creep up from time to time.....
Demna from margiela to vetement to balenciaga is same ideas re worked over and over Gucci TF to TF .....i bet with HA at TF we will see HA more than TF i would not be shocked

 

[audace]

Nobody paid attention when before even he was suggested I said that it will be someone French and I was correct, lol. I am surprised by how some people did not read into that right away, especially the French. Chanel is the core of French fashion, it is a part of its essence.

 

[PDFSD]

Nobody paid attention when before even he was suggested I said that it will be someone French and I was correct, lol. I am surprised by how some people did not read into that right away, especially the French. Chanel is the core of French fashion, it is a part of its essence.

yet a german saved it for over 30 years lol