Raule/Getty Images for Bottega Veneta Before Bottega ... Mr. Blazy will officially join Chanel in April. The studio design team will be responsible for the couture collections in January and ...

Matthieu Blazy’s last collection for Bottega Veneta, shown in September AFP via Getty Images ... "Coco" Chanel in 1910. Blazy was born in Paris and studied at La Cambre Modes design school ...

Despite (or because of) its eye-wateringly expensive prices (£10,000 for the 2.55; £8,000 upwards for a tweed jacket, ) Chanel remains one of the most relevant sources of design and style ...

His appointment marks only the fourth designer in Chanel’s over 100-year history to lead the house, following Lagerfeld, Viard, and founder Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis/Getty Images And now we’re off to the ... When will we see Blazy’s first Chanel design, and will it be on the runway or on a Hollywood star?

PARIS (AP) — One of the most prestigious roles in global fashion has just been filled, as Chanel appointed Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director, the fashion house ...