Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s next artistic director? Chanel is no longer looking to find a new artistic director for fashion because it has found it after that negotiations with the prince of clubbing have failed. The French house, which is now English, plans to announce in June the successor to Virginie Viard, who left the house after five years.

A anonymous source said that Matthieu Blazy, who made Bottega Veneta one of the hottest tickets in Milan, has emerged as a new contender for the top job in Paris.

A Chanel spokeswoman said a new creative organization would be announced “in due course” after interviews with Pieter Mulier, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Jeremy Scott and Marc Jacobs.

He succeeded Daniel Lee as artistic director of Bottega Veneta in November 2021 after moving from a ready-to-wear designer.

Following the death of Karl Lagerfeld in February 2019, Chanel Fashion has been without a creative head since Virginie Viard stepped down in June after more than three decades at the house. Chanel’s spring 2025 collection was designed by an in-house team.