Prior to his work at Bottega Veneta, Matthieu Blazy has an impressive design history working with legends at Raf Simons, Maison Martin Magiela, C&eacute;line, and Calvin Klein.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-green-corset-leather-belt-instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bottega Veneta</a> appointed <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-mattieu-blazy-new-creative-director-kering" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthieu Blazy</a> as the Italian fashion house's new creative director on Monday, just days following <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/daniel-lee-is-leaving-bottega-veneta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Lee</a>'s abrupt departure. While seemingly sudden, Blazy's promotion is unsurprising, as the 37-year-old designer had been working as Lee's number two and right hand man since mid-2020.

Born in Paris in 1984, the designer graduated from La Cambre in Brussels. While studying at the university, Blazy briefly worked at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/balenciaga-replaces-gucci-most-sought-after-brand-lyst-index-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Balenciaga</a> as a womenswear intern for three months in 2005 under <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/naomi-osaka-tennis-louis-vuitton-nicolas-ghesquiere" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicolas Ghesqui&egrave;re</a>. The following year, the designer spent four months working at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/john-galliano-christian-dior-best-moments-designer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Galliano</a>, who's namesake designer actually took over for Blazy at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/john-galliano-s-first-menswear-collection-for-maison-margiela" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maison Margiela</a> later on.
Following his graduation in 2007, Blazy's fashion career began to flourish as he worked closely with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/raf-simons-fred-perry-collection-spring-summer-2021-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raf Simons</a> as a Menswear Designer, where he also met his life partner, Pieter Mulier. Similar to his relationship with Lee at Bottega Veneta, Mulier worked as Simons' right hand man, following him to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/dior-new-bobby-east-west-bag-cruise-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dior</a> in 2012.

Blazy was catapulted into the fashion spotlight in 2014 after being named as "the most famous designer you've never heard of." As a head designer at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/maison-margiela-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture-collection-john-galliano" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maison Margiela</a>, Blazy's collections received stand-out success, the most prominent one being the Artisanal Fall/Winter 2014 collection. His most recognizable work came when <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/kanye-west-unfollows-kim-kardashian-instagram-divorce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kanye West</a> famously appropriated the diamante-encrusted masks from Artisanal's Fall/Winter 2013 couture show for his Yeezus tour.
After his tenure at Maison Margiela, Blazy moved on to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/celine-men-spring-summer-2022-hedi-slimane-photos-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C&eacute;line</a> under <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/phoebe-philo-celine-chloe-designer-return" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phoebe Philo</a>, who headhunted him herself. This was also where he first encountered his former Bottega Veneta colleague Lee. He then returned to work under Simons at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/raf-simons-exiting-calvin-klein-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calvin Klein</a> in 2016 as part of the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/calvin-klein-205w39nyc-spring-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">205W29NYC</a> collections in America. Here, Blazy worked as VP of design for womenswear and menswear up until Simons' departure in 2019.

Kering tapped Blazy as design director for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/every-look-bottega-veneta-salon-03-runway-collection-daniel-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bottega Veneta</a> in June of 2020, where he worked as Lee's second for the past year and a half. Similar to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/alessandro-michele-gucci-creative-director-harry-styles-jared-leto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alessandro Michele at Gucci</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/virginie-viard-chanel-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginie Viard at Chanel</a>, the French-Belgian designer is part of a group of designers hand-picked from second-in-command positions to lead their brands to a new spotlight era. That's not to say that Blazy will conpletely reinvent the Bottega Veneta brand, but his in-house promotion suggests a subtle shift in the fashion house's aesthetic that we're sure to see more of as his debut collection at Milan Fashion Week in February 2022 nears.

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