Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[Lola701]

Blazy has always had great casts IMO. Good walkers, some older models, interesting faces even though they are all for the most quite popular.
There’s that girl who opened his second collection.
I like that his casts looks grown.
And he has sexy girls sometimes like Imaann.

Who will be the « face » of his Chanel is another question…
He has the opportunity to create a star or revigorate a veteran’s career.

 

[FashionPower]

There’s that girl who opened his second collection.

That's Paola Manes, she's italian and she's a fit model for Bottega.
So basically she's the equivalent of Amanda Sanchez for Karl and Virginie.
I don't know if Mat is going to bring her to CHANEL, however I like when designers push this kind of "exclusive" models who only walk for a specific brand.

 

[Lola701]

That's Paola Manes, she's italian and she's a fit model for Bottega.
So basically she's the equivalent of Amanda Sanchez for Karl and Virginie.
I don't know if Mat is going to bring her to CHANEL, however I like when designers push this kind of "exclusive" models who only walk for a specific brand.

Oh great!
Amanda Sanchez’s role has evolved at Chanel. I think she is a kind of ambassador for fashion or some sort.
I love when designers are faithful to their fit models too.
Alaia’s fit model Ana Carolina comes to my mind.

And Paola fronted a campaign too if I remember well. Even more fabulous!

 

[fashionlov]

I will never tire of saying it but Vittoria Ceretti is perfect for Chanel. Lagerfeld was very far-sighted from that point of view. Virginie Viard initially followed this path but then she chose Loli in my opinion more for her nationality than anything else and Rianne Van Rompaey above all for the influence of Inez & Vinoodh.

So basically she's the equivalent of Amanda Sanchez for Karl and Virginie.

It's a little different because Amanda Sanchez had a contract and did all the fittings, she went to 31 Rue Cambon almost every day and she also did the shows. Her colleague in this sense was Cristina Herrmann.

 

[FashionPower]

I will never tire of saying it but Vittoria Ceretti is perfect for Chanel. Lagerfeld was very far-sighted from that point of view. Virginie Viard initially followed this path but then she chose Loli in my opinion more for her nationality than anything else and Rianne Van Rompaey above all for the influence of Inez & Vinoodh.

It's a little different because Amanda Sanchez had a contract and did all the fittings, she went to 31 Rue Cambon almost every day and she also did the shows. Her colleague in this sense was Cristina Herrmann.

I agree, Vittoria is the perfect embodiment of what a CHANEL woman should be: sophisticated, luxurious looking, with a pop twist. She's extremely versatile: she has a conventional kind of beauty, however not "common" looking as other Karl's favorites before his passing (Grace Elizabeth, Luna Bijl).
However I think she looked much more luxurious and "special" before the pandemic (during her early years at CHANEL), after that her image cheapened a lot as she started dating and hanging around with very questionable trappers / people. I was talking about her with a friend of mine couple days ago and I was speculating on the fact that she (or her agent) allegedly faked her lesbian orientation just to get Karl's attention (we know he had a soft spot for lesbians). No way you can move from a lesbo relationship with Natalie Westing in 2017 to Leonardo di Caprio in 2023.
I like that Virginie pushed Vivienne Rohner a lot, especially considering she became a CHANEL fav almost 10 years after her runway debut (Valentino Spring 2015 if I remember correctly). I wonder if Mat's gonna keep Aurelie Duclos as casting director or he's gonna dump her and get in his team, at least we know it's not gonna be that typical boring and predictable Piergiorgio's casting with all the common faces + some random 90's icon to get "virality".
I absolutely loved when Karl had 10% of the casting comprised of "exclusive" models: Roos Abels, Lauren De Graaf, Tami Williams, Ola Rudnika, Amanda, Chris

 

[fashionlov]

I agree, Vittoria is the perfect embodiment of what a CHANEL woman should be: sophisticated, luxurious looking, with a pop twist. She's extremely versatile: she has a conventional kind of beauty, however not "common" looking as other Karl's favorites before his passing (Grace Elizabeth, Luna Bijl).
However I think she looked much more luxurious and "special" before the pandemic (during her early years at CHANEL), after that her image cheapened a lot as she started dating and hanging around with very questionable trappers / people. I was talking about her with a friend of mine couple days ago and I was speculating on the fact that she (or her agent) allegedly faked her lesbian orientation just to get Karl's attention (we know he had a soft spot for lesbians). No way you can move from a lesbo relationship with Natalie Westing in 2017 to Leonardo di Caprio in 2023.
I like that Virginie pushed Vivienne Rohner a lot, especially considering she became a CHANEL fav almost 10 years after her runway debut (Valentino Spring 2015 if I remember correctly). I wonder if Mat's gonna keep Aurelie Duclos as casting director or he's gonna dump her and get in his team, at least we know it's not gonna be that typical boring and predictable Piergiorgio's casting with all the common faces + some random 90's icon to get "virality".
I absolutely loved when Karl had 10% of the casting comprised of "exclusive" models: Roos Abels, Lauren De Graaf, Tami Williams, Ola Rudnika, Amanda, Chris

Personally I never believed in the Ceretti-Westing relationship also because at that time she was dating some guys. If by trappers you mean Tony Effe, if I'm not mistaken, she was already dating him before the pandemic and as far as I'm concerned she hasn't lost her aura of luxury and elegance. Just today I was also wondering if Matthieu Blazy will keep Aurélie Duclos (but I think so) or if he will bring Anita Bitton with him... We'll see

 

[GoldenPetals]

If the clothes and quality are rubbish, the casting won't make the slightest difference. There's no guarantee he's going to be any better than Virginie. The pressure on him is comical.

 

[Scotty]

Karl's girls were convincing. Even Irina Lazareanu is a Chanel girl to me and she was hot for like... 3 seasons.

 

[fashionlov]

If the clothes and quality are rubbish, the casting won't make the slightest difference. There's no guarantee he's going to be any better than Virginie. The pressure on him is comical.

Undoubtedly yes, but for example Duran Lantink... In my opinion his last collection wasn't excellent but the casting made him stand out immediately

 

[GoldenPetals]

Karl's girls were convincing. Even Irina Lazareanu is a Chanel girl to me and she was hot for like... 3 seasons.

More like 3 seconds. Her and "Agyness Deyn" were so annoying.

 

[LadyJunon]

"Agyness Deyn"

You put her in quotes as if she's a concept instead of a real person.

 

[GoldenPetals]

You put her in quotes as if she's a concept instead of a real person.

More cuz that wasn't her real name.

 

[honnetement]

If the clothes and quality are rubbish, the casting won't make the slightest difference. There's no guarantee he's going to be any better than Virginie. The pressure on him is comical.

Agreed, casting can’t fix bad design. Blazy’s talented, but Chanel’s a different world. The pressure isn’t surprising, it’s just part of the job.

 

[LadyJunon]

More cuz that wasn't her real name.

I just found out that her name is Laura Hollins and that her biggest accomplishment was being the only model older than 25 to walk in a Slimane show.