Matthieu Blazy, who formally began work April 1 as Chanel’s new inventive director of style actions, is quietly assembling his staff, WWD has realized.
In response to market sources, he has tapped seasoned designer Andrew Heather from Maison Margiela for a high put up.
It’s understood Heather begins in June and can work in Chanel‘s high fashion studio.
A graduate of London’s Royal School of Artwork, Heather began out as a design assistant to Bruce Oldfield earlier than shifting to Paris in 1998 to work at Givenchy as head designer, high fashion, below Lee Alexander McQueen. He stayed on to help Riccardo Tisci on Givenchy’s couture collections.
In 2011, he was named inventive director of fur home Revillon, following within the well-known footsteps of Rick Owens and Peter Dundas.
Between 2013 and 2021, Heather held senior design roles at Celine and Chloé earlier than becoming a member of Maison Margiela as design director of the Artisanal couture line below inventive director John Galliano, in keeping with sources.
Contacted on Monday by WWD in regards to the rent, a Chanel spokeswoman mentioned: “As we enter a brand new chapter, it’s pure that we must always take into account to have our inventive group evolve by bringing in new abilities, whereas persevering with to depend on our present groups.”
Heather couldn’t be reached for remark.
In the meantime, sources mentioned executives in Blazy’s quick orbit that he’s more likely to carry with him to Chanel embrace Michael Giugliano, who lists himself on LinkedIn as head of brand name enlargement at Bottega Veneta.
Final December, Chanel confirmed that Blazy, previously Bottega Veneta’s inventive director, was becoming a member of the French home and can be accountable for all high fashion, ready-to-wear and equipment collections.
“I’m thrilled and honored to hitch the fantastic home of Chanel. I sit up for assembly all of the groups and penning this new chapter collectively,” Blazy mentioned in an announcement on the time.
He’s anticipated to make his debut with Chanel’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear assortment, which ought to be unveiled throughout Paris Style Week subsequent October.
