Matthieu Blazy | |
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Born | 1984 |
Alma mater | École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre |
Occupation | fashion designer |
Years active | 2007-present |
Employer | Bottega Veneta |
Matthieu Blazy (born 1984) is a French-Belgian designer. He has been the creative director of Bottega Veneta since November 2021. [1]
Matthieu Blazy grew up in Paris. His father was an art expert and his mother a historian and researcher. [2] He graduated from La Cambre fashion school in Brussels. He did his internships at Balenciaga and John Galliano. [3] Raf Simons was a member of the jury of Blazy's graduate collection and hired him on the spot. [2] Blazy brought bolder geometrical patterns to Simons' collections. [4]
In 2011, Blazy became a designer at Maison Margiela, at a time when the design team was anonymous, and where he experimented with advanced collage techniques. [5] In July 2014, Vogue's Suzy Menkes revealed Blazy after the presentation of Margiela's Artisanal collection he had designed, stating "you can't keep such a talent under wraps." [6] [7] He then designed the Ye encrusted mask worn by Kanye West during the 2013 Yeezus tour. [8] In November 2014, he joined Phoebe Philo's team as senior designer of Celine working on pre-collections. [3] [9] In August 2016, he was appointed design director of women's ready-to-wear of Calvin Klein. [10] He left Calvin Klein in 2019. [11]
In 2020, he became design director of ready-to-wear at Bottega Veneta. In November 2021, he was appointed creative director of Bottega Veneta to drive the brand's new chapter. [1] Blazy brought an inclusive management style ("egalitarian" according to Anne Collier [4]), shrank the design team, and got the craftspeople involved in the creative process. [12] He introduced the trompe-l'œil denim leather pants (2021), [13] the intrecciato-woven handbags Kalimero (2022) [14] and Andiamo (2023), [15] and the knitted leather sock-slippers (2023). [16] He was dubbed the "Magician of Milan" by Vanessa Friedman. [12] In September 2023, the brand opened its flagship store in Paris on avenue Montaigne, the first designed by Blazy. [17] As part of his duties, he designed the costumes of the Venice Dance Biennale. [18]
Matthieu Blazy | |
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Born | 1984 |
Alma mater | École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre |
Occupation | fashion designer |
Years active | 2007-present |
Employer | Bottega Veneta |
Matthieu Blazy (born 1984) is a French-Belgian designer. He has been the creative director of Bottega Veneta since November 2021. [1]
Matthieu Blazy grew up in Paris. His father was an art expert and his mother a historian and researcher. [2] He graduated from La Cambre fashion school in Brussels. He did his internships at Balenciaga and John Galliano. [3] Raf Simons was a member of the jury of Blazy's graduate collection and hired him on the spot. [2] Blazy brought bolder geometrical patterns to Simons' collections. [4]
In 2011, Blazy became a designer at Maison Margiela, at a time when the design team was anonymous, and where he experimented with advanced collage techniques. [5] In July 2014, Vogue's Suzy Menkes revealed Blazy after the presentation of Margiela's Artisanal collection he had designed, stating "you can't keep such a talent under wraps." [6] [7] He then designed the Ye encrusted mask worn by Kanye West during the 2013 Yeezus tour. [8] In November 2014, he joined Phoebe Philo's team as senior designer of Celine working on pre-collections. [3] [9] In August 2016, he was appointed design director of women's ready-to-wear of Calvin Klein. [10] He left Calvin Klein in 2019. [11]
In 2020, he became design director of ready-to-wear at Bottega Veneta. In November 2021, he was appointed creative director of Bottega Veneta to drive the brand's new chapter. [1] Blazy brought an inclusive management style ("egalitarian" according to Anne Collier [4]), shrank the design team, and got the craftspeople involved in the creative process. [12] He introduced the trompe-l'œil denim leather pants (2021), [13] the intrecciato-woven handbags Kalimero (2022) [14] and Andiamo (2023), [15] and the knitted leather sock-slippers (2023). [16] He was dubbed the "Magician of Milan" by Vanessa Friedman. [12] In September 2023, the brand opened its flagship store in Paris on avenue Montaigne, the first designed by Blazy. [17] As part of his duties, he designed the costumes of the Venice Dance Biennale. [18]