Matthieu Blazy - Designer, Creative Director of Chanel

[youthinasia]

All these location runway announcements are making me très fatigué

 

[Creative]

Three years ago at BV. Same look opening Chanel in 2025. Same casting, same hair.

vanity fair (in the picture they had this source: [email protected] Lucioni)

 

[Creative]

Even if he's not great he has something... The product in store at BV is very good. Best offer you can find at a mainstream luxury store. He has good inspirations as well... some things that I've seen and I would reinterpret, he also has that eye... A Romeo Gigli pair of shoes that he directly copy for BV for instance. His bags are also the best out there (Chanel ones aside).

Many of his fashion is a big flop though and I do think he has no vision for Chanel. But in a world of Phoebe Philos (don't get me wrong, I adore her), Proenza Schoulers, Leonis and Trotters, he is somehow acceptable.

 

[PDFSD]

Three years ago at BV. Same look opening Chanel in 2025. Same casting, same hair.

vanity fair (in the picture they had this source: [email protected] Lucioni)

its called vision 😂 🫰 🤷‍♀️

 

[Avonlea]

Even if he's not great he has something... The product in store at BV is very good. Best offer you can find at a mainstream luxury store. He has good inspirations as well... some things that I've seen and I would reinterpret, he also has that eye... A Romeo Gigli pair of shoes that he directly copy for BV for instance. His bags are also the best out there (Chanel ones aside).

Many of his fashion is a big flop though and I do think he has no vision for Chanel. But in a world of Phoebe Philos (don't get me wrong, I adore her), Proenza Schoulers, Leonis and Trotters, he is somehow acceptable.

His Bottega felt much more modern and desirable than what he is doing at Chanel. I wonder if it's because he was still influenced by the aesthetic Lee has left. Spring 2023 was a great collection with closing looks being the highlight of Milan. This is what I expected at Chanel.
I don't understand why got so bad.

 

[Lola701]

Finally!
They should présent it in Karl’s old house since the original Chanel store is not there anymore…

 

[PDFSD]

Even if he's not great he has something... The product in store at BV is very good. Best offer you can find at a mainstream luxury store. He has good inspirations as well... some things that I've seen and I would reinterpret, he also has that eye... A Romeo Gigli pair of shoes that he directly copy for BV for instance. His bags are also the best out there (Chanel ones aside).

Many of his fashion is a big flop though and I do think he has no vision for Chanel. But in a world of Phoebe Philos (don't get me wrong, I adore her), Proenza Schoulers, Leonis and Trotters, he is somehow acceptable.

Your confusing the artistry of bottaga´s interchatto elevated even the most basic shapes of bags into the realm of craft and quality, Lee bags had same feeling even if his design where a bit more hard edge and less romantic crafty as Blazy´s.

You see why his design skills with bags fals flat at Chanel because there is not interchatto to give that illusion of intense craft .

Tomas Maier did allot at BV for moving the artistry of Bottega and Lee blow it up and pushed it more edgy and made it more hip ..Blazy used the naive playful whimsy to build on that he did not invent or reinvent Bottega.
You see that clearly even with the new designer her bags look also expensive well made etc and she is no master at acc either, that's really the effect of Bottega´s craftsmanship and Tomas Maier insight to focus on that for his 17 years at Bottega and no wonder he came from Hermes.

Tom Ford knew what they wanted for Bottega Veneta that is to be the Italian Hermes, handcraft and quality at the forefront with timelessness.
If they only weathered the storm and stayed at that crouse and they would have more legitimacy today with the hype around quiteluxury instead they went fashion and now are stuck in between with 3 creative directors later .

Especially in a world of Phoebe Philo´s we don't need another off version at a house like Chanel that has its own core style and longevity longer than Phoebes. It shows weakness in the believe of the ethos of the brand to be such a amalgamation of what´s already out there where you can barely distinguish it from each other if its not for the label or occidental not so hidden small logos as this new chanel pretends to be.

 

[PDFSD]

His Bottega felt much more modern and desirable than what he is doing at Chanel. I wonder if it's because he was still influenced by the aesthetic Lee has left. Spring 2023 was a great collection with closing looks being the highlight of Milan. This is what I expected at Chanel.
I don't understand why got so bad.

I don't understand why got so bad.
Because it was never that good, and like you hinted he was building on the aesthetic Lee has left ,just like a vaccarello post hedi at YSL.
why i will forever poke the obvious holes i see in their creative lack of integrity to be on same level as original distributors like a tom ford at gucci or hedi at dior etc .

I don't care how good one copies the homework for art direc tion or how much obsessed with crafty ideas they can com up with to pull wool over the general public eyes.

fundamentally they are both creative fraudulent soft spoken actors, i am not buying it .

 

[Avonlea]

I don't understand why got so bad.
Because it was never that good, and like you hinted he was building on the aesthetic Lee has left ,just like a vaccarello post hedi at YSL.
why i will forever poke the obvious holes i see in their creative lack of integrity to be on same level as original distributors like a tom ford at gucci or hedi at dior etc .

I don't care how good one copies the homework for art direc tion or how much obsessed with crafty ideas they can com up with to pull wool over the general public eyes.

fundamentally they are both creative fraudulent soft spoken actors, i am not buying it .

I agree, but then why doesn't he build on Karl's collections? He would benefit a lot from his use of proportion and architectural shapes. It's bizarre how he decided to mix Bottega with Virginie's frumpiness. Vacarello is at least smart with his references. He knows he is painfully limited and sticks to archives. Maybe it's the lack of self awareness? After so many years in the industry one should know their limitations.

 

[Creative]

Your confusing the artistry of bottaga´s interchatto elevated even the most basic shapes of bags into the realm of craft and quality, Lee bags had same feeling even if his design where a bit more hard edge and less romantic crafty as Blazy´s.

You see why his design skills with bags fals flat at Chanel because there is not interchatto to give that illusion of intense craft .

Tomas Maier did allot at BV for moving the artistry of Bottega and Lee blow it up and pushed it more edgy and made it more hip ..Blazy used the naive playful whimsy to build on that he did not invent or reinvent Bottega.
You see that clearly even with the new designer her bags look also expensive well made etc and she is no master at acc either, that's really the effect of Bottega´s craftsmanship and Tomas Maier insight to focus on that for his 17 years at Bottega and no wonder he came from Hermes.

Tom Ford knew what they wanted for Bottega Veneta that is to be the Italian Hermes, handcraft and quality at the forefront with timelessness.
If they only weathered the storm and stayed at that crouse and they would have more legitimacy today with the hype around quiteluxury instead they went fashion and now are stuck in between with 3 creative directors later .

Especially in a world of Phoebe Philo´s we don't need another off version at a house like Chanel that has its own core style and longevity longer than Phoebes. It shows weakness in the believe of the ethos of the brand to be such a amalgamation of what´s already out there where you can barely distinguish it from each other if its not for the label or occidental not so hidden small logos as this new chanel pretends to be.

I totally understand your ponit and you’re right, but I do feel more attracted towards his BV than to DL or TMeiers.

I believe his RTW is really bad but as a whole I like the brand much more now than when DL was there, even if it was him who made it hyped.

I hate hyped fashion, maybe that’s why.

 

[Caffeine]

His Bottega felt much more modern and desirable than what he is doing at Chanel. I wonder if it's because he was still influenced by the aesthetic Lee has left. Spring 2023 was a great collection with closing looks being the highlight of Milan. This is what I expected at Chanel.
I don't understand why got so bad.

The two brands' RTW is ~10x revenue difference?
One is a niche fashion brand.
The other is a fashion aspiration for the entire female population in the world?
And even for the small fashion brand he didn't work there for a long time...

 

[PDFSD]

I agree, but then why doesn't he build on Karl's collections? He would benefit a lot from his use of proportion and architectural shapes. It's bizarre how he decided to mix Bottega with Virginie's frumpiness. Vacarello is at least smart with his references. He knows he is painfully limited and sticks to archives. Maybe it's the lack of self awareness? After so many years in the industry one should know their limitations.

It makes sense to start with coco herself not Karl this is not odd to me.
The brand is Chanel that's the starting point its normal to do so when your redirecting a brand into a new era you go back to establish its original ideas in order to find new ways to push it forward , what i dislike it looking so much like other brands he did and phoebe on crack.

like i said before his first show his clothes are frumpy at BV when you see them not layered and overstyled like on the catwalk, but most people here did not listen. when i explained the hand in which a person cuts their clothes the proportions etc will stay its just like a handwriting .

Vaccarello and Lee even i would say both are limited one trick pony´s but they are both very ambitious to milk the amount of talent they have taken from from Hedi and the other Phoebe to maximize it to the bone.

the pudle boots the dumpling bags both where from. phoebe's celine last collection redone at bottega perexample he try to do same at burberry with the rose bag and boots and failed .

 

[Caffeine]

I agree, but then why doesn't he build on Karl's collections? He would benefit a lot from his use of proportion and architectural shapes. It's bizarre how he decided to mix Bottega with Virginie's frumpiness. Vacarello is at least smart with his references. He knows he is painfully limited and sticks to archives. Maybe it's the lack of self awareness? After so many years in the industry one should know their limitations.

From my point of view, prefall 2022 was the last strong collection VV did. Things went downhill right after. This coincides with LN's tenure - no seam allowance, glued sequins on jeans, etc.
Again, I think MB is merely part of the LN Chanel empire: Charge more for less, including more of the Chanel looks. People call them the knock off Chanel because the craftsmanship is not there, no matter what the marketing literature says.
Maybe this was why VV left. If this was the case, I would like to write an apology letter to her.

A successful businessman said long time ago that his secret sauce was "long term greed". Chanel is doing the opposite right now.

 

[Caffeine]

Talking which...I liked Tomas Maier's BV RTW very much. Is he retired? would he be a good fit for Chanel?

 

[ReneSanchez]

 

[PDFSD]

this look is so stupid on all levels from any brand a bad margiela copy

 

[Kimihiro]

Oh my I don’t know whose deity to call.

 

[Snejana Onopka]

we're back to mid 2000's disney/nickelodeon stars' hebephrenic red carpet dressing

 

[Snejana Onopka]

why are designers and creative directors so hellbent on making their clients look childish, frumpy and stupid 😭

 

[psychopsist]

this is really so crazy. She’s 30 years old. Why would they do this to her?😭 Just zero respect for the dignity of these ambassadors.

I don’t even blame Blazy. This has the commercial/merch/etc teams written all over it, right?