Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[fenty]

some here below as there is to many looks part 1 enjoy:
grandmother Lingerie
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ostrich
egg
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twist and turn crumple dresses
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lazy office lesbian
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check cult
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give me nothing in two pieces (divorce dressing)
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i went to africa once and i love the market (market bags in Ghana have same weave and color)
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mens military underwear layer /sexy secretary skirt obsession
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i love to make big crafty flowers in nickelodeon/sponge bob colors on sheer dresses
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i am Lazy Blazy this is my home work for Chanel!

PDFSD came back clocking!!! i missed you

 

[Nimsay]

I mean that chanel jacket on that girl is a literal dupe of a Lagerfeld jacket except done with fringe instead of fur like the original. Its gorgeous.

I love the casual red white and blue colors. I dont like the denim. The shoes are great. Its a casual look.

Overall she looks amazing and like the 20-something stay at home wife of a FAANG engineer. She may have a Juris Doctor but she said shes not gonna end up like Grandma!

I mean the mens clothes under Karl were just props for the women’s clothes so this being a literal prop seems to - again - be a total grasp of what Chanel is…

I also think he is showing us that he is still formulating the Chanel look. Like that pattern mismatched jacket from the other thread. To me that looks like a scrambling TV - tuning to the right shape.

Fabulous high art collection with tons of fashion to pour over. Very Chanel.

I think Blazy isnt going anywhere and will take a few seasons to be fully aligned. Bruno just told you dont get your hopes up!

 

[Nimsay]

Culture is also changing. Now that you can get everything delivered practical clothes arent really needed. You can wear a frilly coat and heels for casual bc instacart does your shopping, net a porter drops your shopping off. All you have to do is walk around... This new freedom of lifestyle informs this new Chanel that has a far more carefree vibe.

Nobody is taking their Birkin to the grocer - as used to be cool in the 00s - now we have Diamond instacart shoppers getting paid $80 tips. now you can wear your cute look with no sneakers - no concern for practical - and go to an art gallery instead of foraging.

 

[marines]

 

[Lola701]

I need to know what inspired Karl to sign this girl for Chanel. Matter of fact, what inspired Nicolas to sign her for Balenciaga in the first place…

 

[FashionPower]

I need to know what inspired Karl to sign this girl for Chanel. Matter of fact, what inspired Nicolas to sign her for Balenciaga in the first place…

You know these designers are obsessed with lesbians / butch queens.
Remember the fashion pack obsession over Freja's in the late 2000's (who was a terrible model both on runway and print) and Karl's the lesbo 0rgy phase with Freja, Abbey Lee, Arizona Muse and Anja.
Then we entered 2010's with the obsession over bland girls with very masculine behavior: Julia Nobis has been in the business for over 15 years and she should have never be allowed to walk a runway. Starting 2020's, we got Loli Bahia...

 

[Lola701]

You know these designers are obsessed with lesbians / butch queens.
Remember the fashion pack obsession over Freja's in the late 2000's (who was a terrible model both on runway and print) and Karl's the lesbo 0rgy phase with Freja, Abbey Lee, Arizona Muse and Anja.
Then we entered 2010's with the obsession over bland girls with very masculine behavior: Julia Nobis has been in the business for over 15 years and she should have never be allowed to walk a runway. Starting 2020's, we got Loli Bahia...

But besides being lesbians, all the people you mentioned looks good in the clothes. They have a sort of presence that is seen through the clothes they wears and the way they are able to transform from designers to designers.

Kristen may have a very beautiful face, there’s no charisma and allure.

She rarely looks good in anything…

 

[style_expert]

It looks like she wore Chanel pajamas? I don't understand the obsession with this girl at all; not in terms of style, and she’s not really a talented actress either. Chanel really needs to clean house when it comes to some of their brand ambassadors.

 

[alwaysademo]

She was the first American to win a César in 2014, that's when she was signed.

 

[Lola701]

She was the first American to win a César in 2014, that's when she was signed.

She became the face of the brand in 2013. After the Paris Dallas show.

At Chanel, they really loves actresses and she had a very promising career so from that POV I get it but really…

 

[alwaysademo]

Yeah, she was a bit like Jodie Foster, always sulky and a bit of a misfit. She was filming the movie with Juliette Binoche in 2013.
Karl was involved with Blake Lively and Alice Dellal also around this time and I found that much more concerning... And I disagree with that assessment of Freja, Freja was good for Chanel. Better her than Heidi Mount.

 

[couturefan]

So I've been checking the ig accounts of the VIC and the Chanel haute couture clients and there was mixed reception about the last Chanel collection. Most of the older clients (+50) are not happy with Blazy's designs, they were pissed after the show. Most of them actually liked the collections when Virginie was in charge, because she made "pretty and easy to wear" clothes.
Now it's a different story with the younger Chanel haute couture clients (early 30s or younger), most of them liked Blazy's designs and they were satisfied after the show.

 

[Caffeine]

So I've been checking the ig accounts of the VIC and the Chanel haute couture clients and there was mixed reception about the last Chanel collection. Most of the older clients (+50) are not happy with Blazy's designs, they were pissed after the show. Most of them actually liked the collections when Virginie was in charge, because she made "pretty and easy to wear" clothes.
Now it's a different story with the younger Chanel haute couture clients (early 30s or younger), most of them liked Blazy's designs and they were satisfied after the show.

fair. People who spend their own money vs. the people who spend other people's money.

 

[Caffeine]

Culture is also changing. Now that you can get everything delivered practical clothes arent really needed. You can wear a frilly coat and heels for casual bc instacart does your shopping, net a porter drops your shopping off. All you have to do is walk around... This new freedom of lifestyle informs this new Chanel that has a far more carefree vibe.

Nobody is taking their Birkin to the grocer - as used to be cool in the 00s - now we have Diamond instacart shoppers getting paid $80 tips. now you can wear your cute look with no sneakers - no concern for practical - and go to an art gallery instead of foraging.

The actual reality:
No one wears heels in nyc because you need to be ready to run when you are chased by a crazy homeless person.
You get rotten berries, aged veggies, bad cuts of meat, when you have your groceries delivered - packaged and dry goods only.
The people who have this particular lifestyle is a very privileged group, and mostly likely trust fund kids.

 

[LadyJunon]

So I've been checking the ig accounts of the VIC and the Chanel haute couture clients and there was mixed reception about the last Chanel collection. Most of the older clients (+50) are not happy with Blazy's designs, they were pissed after the show. Most of them actually liked the collections when Virginie was in charge, because she made "pretty and easy to wear" clothes.
Now it's a different story with the younger Chanel haute couture clients (early 30s or younger), most of them liked Blazy's designs and they were satisfied after the show.

I'm not surprised by this at all. Viard's Chanel was a very commercialised version of Karl's Chanel, which made it easy to market to that audience. Younger women on the other hand don't want to dress like their mothers and Blazy's look fit the Philo-adjacent ideal that millenials like. Funny enough, in turn, Gen Z women seem to be rejecting that Philo-adjacent ideal in favour of something "prettier and girlier". Something like SS95 would be right up their alley.

In hindsight, I think that Viard needed to go, but I don't think that Blazy was the right choice for what the brand needs. The fashion operation only needed minor pruning and a refreshing pick-me-up, not a full aesthetical overhaul.

 

[PDFSD]

PDFSD came back clocking!!! i missed you

thank you for the public love ..makes me feel i was giving online for a reason :-)

 

[PDFSD]

So I've been checking the ig accounts of the VIC and the Chanel haute couture clients and there was mixed reception about the last Chanel collection. Most of the older clients (+50) are not happy with Blazy's designs, they were pissed after the show. Most of them actually liked the collections when Virginie was in charge, because she made "pretty and easy to wear" clothes.
Now it's a different story with the younger Chanel haute couture clients (early 30s or younger), most of them liked Blazy's designs and they were satisfied after the show.

you have some of the ig accounts love to see new ones ..i like to follows this part now ....it will be interesting to see which client base wins the race :-) and if the new ones can sustain the new direction to be here for longer.

 

[Caffeine]

I'm not surprised by this at all. Viard's Chanel was a very commercialised version of Karl's Chanel, which made it easy to market to that audience. Younger women on the other hand don't want to dress like their mothers and Blazy's look fit the Philo-adjacent ideal that millenials like. Funny enough, in turn, Gen Z women seem to be rejecting that Philo-adjacent ideal in favour of something "prettier and girlier". Something like SS95 would be right up their alley.

In hindsight, I think that Viard needed to go, but I don't think that Blazy was the right choice for what the brand needs. The fashion operation only needed minor pruning and a refreshing pick-me-up, not a full aesthetical overhaul

I couldn't edit my prior post so let me continue here:
The people who have this particular lifestyle is a very privileged group, and mostly likely trust fund kids.

They are the kids whose rent is guaranteed/paid by their rich parents living in Florida, while spending $20 on coffee daily and uber-ing everywhere. They spend $1,000 on a sabrina carpenter concert ticket while complaining about the unaffordable city. They spend money made by their parents in a capitalist country but vote for a socialist who wants to tax the rich more (doesn't matter, their parents are in FL). It's not the kids' fault. Their parents just forgot to parent. (This is Gen Y.)
The brands need to harvest this generation pronto, because gen Z and alpha are swinging back to more traditional ethics and aesthetics. Their future boyfriends/husbands might have even grown up listening to Charlie Kirk. Woke Chanel won't do.

 

[Lola701]

fair. People who spend their own money vs. the people who spend other people's money.

I feel sad for spending my own money on Chanel RTW…
Couldn’t even spend someone else’s money on Couture 😭

 

[tricotineacetat]

The actual reality:
No one wears heels in nyc because you need to be ready to run when you are chased by a crazy homeless person.
You get rotten berries, aged veggies, bad cuts of meat, when you have your groceries delivered - packaged and dry goods only.
The people who have this particular lifestyle is a very privileged group, and mostly likely trust fund kids.

The kind of reassurance I need to hear from time to time to believe there are still people out there who love fashion but want/need it to integrate it into a grounded everyday reality. ❤️