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Matthieu Blazy

Artistic Director, Chanel

The former Raf Simons and Phoebe Philo deputy has been tapped to lead Chanel into the future.

Matthieu Blazy
Marketing

Can Brands Turn Their Most Devoted Fans Into Paying Customers?

Plenty of people root for their favourite label like it’s their local football team — but that passion doesn’t always translate into sales.

Marketing

Can Brands Turn Their Most Devoted Fans Into Paying Customers?

Plenty of people root for their favourite label like it’s their local football team — but that passion doesn’t always translate into sales.


Marketing

Breaking Down Chanel’s A$AP Rocky Partnership

While it only officially sells women’s clothing, Chanel’s partnership with the rapper is the latest instance of it doubling down on male ambassadors.

Marketing

Breaking Down Chanel’s A$AP Rocky Partnership

While it only officially sells women’s clothing, Chanel’s partnership with the rapper is the latest instance of it doubling down on male ambassadors.


Luxury

This Week: Chanel and Zara Face Fresh Tests

Matthieu Blazy’s first US show for Chanel and Zara-owner Inditex’s latest financial results will be key tests for two powerhouses at opposite ends of the market. Plus, The Fashion Awards.

Luxury

This Week: Chanel and Zara Face Fresh Tests

Matthieu Blazy’s first US show for Chanel and Zara-owner Inditex’s latest financial results will be key tests for two powerhouses at opposite ends of the market. Plus, The Fashion Awards.


Luxury

Inside Charvet, the French Shirtmaker that Struck Runway Gold with Chanel

In a rare interview, Anne-Marie and Jean-Claude Colban open up about Charvet, serving a ‘cultural elite’ and how a creative exchange with Matthieu Blazy for his Chanel debut spotlighted the shirtmaker’s unique appeal.

Luxury

Inside Charvet, the French Shirtmaker that Struck Runway Gold with Chanel

In a rare interview, Anne-Marie and Jean-Claude Colban open up about Charvet, serving a ‘cultural elite’ and how a creative exchange with Matthieu Blazy for his Chanel debut spotlighted the shirtmaker’s unique appeal.


Luxury

The Importance of Minimalism in a Maximalist World

Spectacle is fun; simplicity is boring. But boredom is perhaps what we’re most lacking in art and fashion today, writes Felix Salmon.

Luxury

The Importance of Minimalism in a Maximalist World

Spectacle is fun; simplicity is boring. But boredom is perhaps what we’re most lacking in art and fashion today, writes Felix Salmon.


Luxury

Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?

This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.

Luxury

Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?

This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.


Fashion Week

Did Fashion’s Season of Change Actually Change Anything? Yes and No

This season will be remembered as one of the most heavily debated, and divisive, moments in the history of the modern fashion industry, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Did Fashion’s Season of Change Actually Change Anything? Yes and No

This season will be remembered as one of the most heavily debated, and divisive, moments in the history of the modern fashion industry, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


Fashion Week

This Week: Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Caps Fashion’s Month of Debuts

The designer’s first collection for the label is perhaps the most anticipated, but pivoting a brand this big and with this much heritage is a slow process.

Fashion Week

This Week: Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Caps Fashion’s Month of Debuts

The designer’s first collection for the label is perhaps the most anticipated, but pivoting a brand this big and with this much heritage is a slow process.


News & Analysis

Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.

News & Analysis

Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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