Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[theshadedgaze]

Chanel menswear would be interesting but only if it’s not watered down to fit a hetero normative way of dressing. I don’t want to see a bunch of men in suits with shirts and ties. Feminize or soften the way a man could look. Kind of the reverse of what Chanel did for women where she hardened the look so to speak when she adopted elements of a man’s wardrobe. So soften menswear but keep it elegant. Make them wear ropes of the beaded chains and pearls. Otherwise what is it saying that dozens of other brands already do?

Really a man could shop at Chanel now if they were wealthy and brave enough.

 

[chalayan]

Chanel menswear would be interesting but only if it’s not watered down to fit a hetero normative way of dressing. I don’t want to see a bunch of men in suits with shirts and ties. Feminize or soften the way a man could look. Kind of the reverse of what Chanel did for women where she hardened the look so to speak when she adopted elements of a man’s wardrobe. So soften menswear but keep it elegant.

soooo....... celine by hedi slimane? essentially lmao

 

[theshadedgaze]

soooo....... celine by hedi slimane? essentially lmao

Maybe but more accessorized. Definitely want a skinny boyish look for the Chanel menswear I’m thinking of. Tweed jackets don’t really look great on anything with the slightest hint of muscle or fat.
But Chanel’s history is filled with fantastic accessories. Although such a shame they work with Desrues on all the jewelry now instead of Gripoix or Goossens.

 

[couturefan]

I take this with a pinch of salt, but someone very important in a certain group, working directly with probably the most important CEO in the world, told me that Chanel is planning to launch menswear 🧐

I just can’t picture MB doing menswear. Maybe it’s not true but this guy is so so well connected that I’m sure he actually heard these rumours from people working at Chanel top management.

The journalist that broke the news about Blazy being named the new Chanel creative director has been teasing that Chanel will launch menswear.

 

[Cocteau Stone]

The idea of Chanel menswear is novel, but I also find it pretty heinous. Karl wasn’t exactly an exceptional menswear designer, so his dalliances with it were just for the sake of fun. The idea of men’s tweed jackets comes across as droll, but then a more accessorised version makes me think of Roseberry’s Schiaparelli or current Balmain.

People would buy it I’m sure, but I don’t think anyone would really look that good in it. The male couture clients getting their Chanel orders are pretty bad, and that’s custom fit.

 

[FashionPower]

CHANEL menswear's gonna be (if it's ever going to be released) unisex version of womenswear core items: bombers with leather / tweed inserts, leather jackets, tight skinny suits. Look at Chalamet off duty looks and you will get an idea...

 

[jeanclaude]

I expect a granny-trann.y parade at Chanel Homme.

 

[couturefan]

The journalist that broke the news about Blazy being named the new Chanel creative director has been teasing that Chanel will launch menswear.

I found the article! It was published in January 2025.

Chanel Bros​

Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet’s haute-trailer park look, cultivated on his press tour for A Complete Unknown and inspired by Bob Dylan himself, is incredibly potent—reinforced by the pubescent facial hair. But nothing may be more indicative of the future of men’s fashion than his petite metallic Chanel bag, worn across the body with a bubblegum pink puffer jacket and a Chanel scarf. “Men and Chanel bags are gonna happen,” the most insider of industry insiders posited to me the other day. After all, gender is also a construct, right, no matter what our government says? And guys carry Birkins now.

Unlike Hermès, of course, Chanel does not officially make menswear. For years, Karl Lagerfeld apparently ran into resistance on the subject from the Wertheimers, who were against the proposition of launching the category. But the world has changed, and there are plenty of boys who are already mourning the discontinuation of incoming creative director Matthieu Blazy’s menswear designs for Bottega Veneta. My prediction is that Blazy will develop menswear at Chanel, too. After all, his title is artistic director of fashion activities, not womenswear. Jacob Elordi, welcome to Rue Cambon. —Lauren Sherman

Source: puck.news