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Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed

With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.
Designer Matthieu Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel, fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process.
Designer Matthieu Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel, fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process. (Oliver Hadlee Pearch for BoF)

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Why Chanel Chose Matthieu Blazy

The designer, fresh off a star turn leading Bottega Veneta, succeeds Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard as artistic director at the French couture and beauty giant, the industry’s most coveted creative post. Fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky breaks down the logic behind the historic choice.

Chanel Pulls Back on Price Hikes as Sales Fall 4%

The French couture and beauty giant is easing off punchy price increases and investing in new markets including India, Mexico and Canada, CEO Leena Nair and CFO Philippe Blondiaux told BoF, as sales slid for the first time since 2020.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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