Bottega Veneta's ready-to-wear designer Matthieu Blazy to step up as the label's creative director following the departure of Daniel Lee.
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Following Daniel Lee’s abrupt departure from Bottega Veneta, the brand’s design director, Matthieu Blazy, is to succeed Lee as the creative director with immediate effect. The new incumbent will present his first collection for the Italian label in February 2022.

Considered a hidden figure, Blazy is not widely known among consumers but he has built a reputation within the fashion community. Insiders got to know his works through his stints are various labels, most notably for being the deputy of Raf Simons at his namesake brand and at Clavin Kleins. He also worked for Celine when Phoebe Philo was at the helm of the brand along with Lee. Furthermore, Blazy was in charge of Maison Margiela‘s couture line, Artisanal for four years.
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Having worked under Philo, Blazy shares a similar sense of style with Lee and it is expected that the current aesthetic of the brand that the former creative director has created remains albeit with slight alterations. Blazy joined Bottega Venetta last year.

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