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It’s Happening: Blazy to Chanel

Behind the scenes of new Chanel designer and Lagerfeld heir Matthieu Blazy’s exit from Kering, plus the unexpected leading candidate to replace him.

Matthieu Blazy
Blazy, a relatively young talent with a focus on precision and craftsmanship, will steer Chanel’s overall vision, but he will not be responsible for every piece of the puzzle, and there are few designers at his level who would accept that. Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
December 5, 2024

The wheels are turning at Kering, although perhaps not in the direction that chairman and C.E.O. François-Henri Pinault and his deputy, Francesca Bellettini, had hoped. On December 16, Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy—a standout talent in Pinault’s stable—is expected to be named the next creative director of Chanel, a historic appointment that will transform the industry, no matter how it plays out. No word on whether Blazy will design one final Bottega Veneta collection. A spokesperson for Kering did not comment. Nor did a spokesperson for Chanel.