Matthieu Blazy is the new creative director of Chanel, leaving his role at Bottega Veneta after three years. For many Gen Z and Millennials in fashion, the news comes after several months of waiting and speculating what the appointment would mean for the industry's future.

After a six-month search to fill one of the top creative jobs on the planet, Chanel confirmed late yesterday afternoon that it had finally found The One: 40-year-old French-Belgian Matthieu Blazy who until this week headed up Bottega Veneta in Milan.

After months of speculation, the French fashion house has appointed Bottega Veneta’s creative director to its top job.