Twenty five years ago Matthieu Blazy was a “wild” teenager, so much so that the Parisian was sent by his parents to Pangbourne College, a British boarding school in Berkshire with a strong naval history. It seems surprising now, considering that the outgoing creative director at Bottega Veneta is reputed for his calm and amiable demeanour. Yet it also makes sense. Whatever discipline and strategy he learnt there may explain how the 40-year-old quietly manoeuvred past a raft of contenders to be announced, last week, as the incoming creative director of Chanel.
二十五年前，马蒂厄•布莱希(Matthieu Blazy)还是个“狂野”的青少年，以至于这位巴黎人被父母送到位于伯克郡的英国寄宿学校庞伯恩学院，这是一所有着深厚海军历史的学校。考虑到这位即将卸任的葆蝶家(Bottega Veneta)创意总监以冷静和和蔼著称，这似乎令人惊讶。然而，这也有其道理。他在那里学到的纪律和策略可能解释了这位40岁的人如何在众多竞争者中悄然超越，并于上周被宣布为香奈儿的新任创意总监。