Matthieu Blazy has been named as the new creative director of Chanel. The news comes six months after the resignation of Virginie Viard, a longtime Chanel employee who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld after his death in 2019.

French fashion house Chanel selected former Bottega Veneta design chief Matthieu Blazy as its next creative director, the company said on Thursday, after months of fevered speculation about the industry's most coveted job.

Chanel, one of the world’s most successful and prestigious luxury brands, has announced that Matthieu Blazy will be its next artistic director.The 40-year-old French-Belgian designer comes to the Parisian fashion house after a successful four-year run at Bottega Veneta,