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Chanel has a new creative director, Matthieu Blazy. This appointment ends the rumors of the last six months about who would assume the coveted post at this iconic fashion house.
Matthieu Blazy, 40, will be in charge of ready-to-wear collections, haute couture, and accessories. Blazy is the third fashion designer to helm Chanel after the legendary Coco Chanel died in 1971. “I am thrilled and honored to join the wonderful House of Chanel. I look forward to meeting all the teams and writing this new chapter together,” said Blazy in a release.
“Matthieu Blazy is one of the most gifted designers of his generation. His vision and talent will reinforce the energy of the Brand and our position as a leader in luxury. Under Bruno Pavlovsky’s leadership, we are confident that Matthieu Blazy will continue to shape what’s next and write a new page in Chanel’s Creation,” explained Alain Wertheimer, Global Executive Chairman, and Leena Nair, Global CEO of Chanel.
“I am delighted to welcome Matthieu Blazy. I am convinced that he will be able to play with the codes and heritage of the House, through an ongoing dialogue with the studio, our ateliers, and our Maisons d’Art. His audacious personality, his innovative and powerful approach to creation, as well as his dedication to craftsmanship and beautiful materials, will take Chanel in exciting new directions,” said Bruno Pavlovsky.
Before coming to Chanel, Matthieu Blazy was creative director of Veneta Bottega. Before his tenure at Veneta Bottega, Blazy worked at Martin Margiela, Celine, and Calvin Klein.
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Calvin Klein returns
With the New York Fashion (NYFW) fall 2025 season just six weeks away, fashion brands are lining up to show collections at the esteemed event. That said, Calvin Klein’s women’s wear collection is returning to NYFW after an extended absence.
Calvin Klein’s menswear under the helm of Willy Chavarria has been a consistent presence at NYFW. Calvin Klein new women’s wear creative director Veronica Leoni will debut her collection for Calvin Klein during the NYFW fall 2025 season.
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Bye bye Polly
The fashion industry mourns the loss of the iconic fashion editor Polly Mellen. Mellen, a long-time fashion editor at Vogue magazine, died at her home in Connecticut on December 15.
Many of the fashion editorials that Mellen collaborated on with iconic fashion photographer Richard Avedon are considered by the fashion industry some of the most innovative and fashion-forward images in modern fashion. Those images include the 1967 image of Twiggy with one eye painted with a psychedelic flower; the 1981 image of a naked Natassja Kinski with a boa constrictor coiled around her waist and wrist, and a 1967 spread of a nude Rudolf Nureyev.
Mellen was mentored by the great Diana Vreeland and followed her from Harper’s Bazaar in 1962 to Vogue. Mellen had an indominable personality. With her bobbed haircut and ebullient personality, Mellen was known to stand and cheer when she viewed a fashion collection she liked.
Wendy Goodman, design director of New York magazine, said: “Nobody felt things the way Polly felt things. Fashion for her was highly personal, highly emotional and all about celebrating the possibilities of reinvention. In the end it was about beauty, a point which I think people miss.”
In 1994, Mellen won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA. After leaving Vogue, Mellen served as the creative director of Allure magazine from 1991 until 1999. Mellen passed away at the age of 100.
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