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- Dec 12, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Chanel Names Matthieu Blazy Its New Artistic Director
- Chanel announced on 12 December 2024 that Matthieu Blazy, then creative director of Bottega Veneta, would become its new artistic director of fashion[1][2]
- The 40-year-old Franco-Belgian designer succeeds Virginie Viard, who left Chanel earlier in 2024, and becomes only the fourth head designer in the house's history after Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld and Viard[1][2]
- Blazy will oversee Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Accessories, based in Paris and reporting to Bruno Pavlovsky, President of Chanel Fashion and Chanel SAS[1]
- Pavlovsky said he was "delighted" and that Blazy's "audacious personality" and "innovative and powerful approach to creation" would take Chanel in "exciting new directions"[2]
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- [1]90%wmagazine.com/fashion/matthieu-blazy-leaving-bottega-veneta-new-creative-director-chanelwmagazine.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Dec 12, 2024 ✓· 93% of score
Multiple outlets (CNN, AP wire, W Magazine) report Chanel's announcement was made on "December 12, 2024"; no clock time is given, so the pin is all-day.
- [2]85%Chanel announces Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic directorkrdo.com· Published Dec 12, 2024· 7% of score
AP/CNN Newssource wire report confirming the appointment, that Blazy is the fourth head designer after Coco Chanel, Lagerfeld and Viard, and quoting Bruno Pavlovsky's statement.[1]
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