Overview
- Bhavitha Mandava, 25, opened Chanel’s Métiers d’art 2026 presentation at New York’s Bowery Station on December 3.
- She was reportedly scouted in a New York City subway just two weeks before the Spring/Summer 2025 season, according to models.com.
- Matthieu Blazy first cast her at Bottega Veneta, where she debuted as an exclusive and later appeared in a campaign.
- After Blazy joined Chanel, Mandava walked his Spring 2026 debut and opened his second collection for the house in a symbolic subway setting.
- Her Instagram video showing her parents’ emotional reaction has surpassed 13 million views, drawing celebrity responses from Aditi Rao Hydari and Karlie Kloss.