Hi All,

Who made the list? Art Review reveals its Power 100. Sheika Hoor Al Qasimi of the Sharjah Biennale and Foundation is in lead position while Nan Goldin, Steve McQueen and John Akomfrah all made the top ten. The list was chosen by a panel of 40 global experts seeking out the curators, artists and gallerists who shaped the way we see art in 2024.

All the pieces in the big fashion puzzle are finally falling into place with the announcement that Matthieu Blazy is the new artistic director of fashion activities at Chanel. Blazy known for his deeply innovative, thoughtful and highly artisanal work at Bottega Veneta is an excellent hire by Chanel’s president of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky. “I am thrilled and honoured to join the wonderful House of CHANEL. I look forward to meeting all the teams and writing this new chapter together,” says Blazy. Born in Paris in 1984, Matthieu Blazy is a Franco Belgian graduate of La Cambre in Brussels and he began his career as a Men’s Designer for Raf Simons, before joining Maison Margiela to take charge of the Artisanal line (Haute Couture) and the Ready-to-Wear collections. With a great track record, he has worked with Phoebe Philo at Céline as Woman Senior Designer, before joining Raf Simons at Calvin Klein from 2016 to 2019 as Design Director of Ready-to-Wear before heading to Bottega Veneta in 2021. With such deep experience spanning haute couture, avant garde as well as commercial collections and luxury accessories, Blazy is rare gold. British designer Louise Trotter, formerly at Carven, will now helm Bottega Veneta.

Wishing you all a luminous, joyous weekend from the KTW Family.
Katy