Meet Mathilde Pinault, heiress to the Kering fashion empire: the equestrian daughter of billionaire François-Henri Pinault admires Hollywood stepmum Salma Hayek, and is a Paris Fashion Week regular
- The French 21-year-old has her family business, Kering, rooted in luxury brands like Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent
- She’s pals with Zara’s Marta Ortega Pérez and Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi, and says she goes from meeting Anna Wintour to coffee with friends within hours
Fashion mogul François-Henri Pinault, 60, is the CEO of Kering – the parent company of luxury brands like Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent.
Mathilde Pinault, 21, has become a regular name to crop up in the fashion scene and she recently set the internet abuzz when she donned a full black-on-black ensemble for Balenciaga’s haute couture 2022 runway show.
With all eyes on the young French billionaire heiress, here’s a STYLE primer for you.
She loves fashion but dreams to be an equestrian
It’s easy to see that Mathilde loves fashion. She’s become a regular at Paris Fashion Week events, rubbing shoulders with many fashion glitterati. Besides her attendance at Balenciaga’s haute couture runway, Mathilde was also at Giambattista Valli and Balenciaga’s autumn shows recently.
“Fashion draws me to its range of action on culture and society. I am interested, for example, in what is happening to a brand like Balenciaga, in its catalytic power,” she told Italian Vanity Fair.
But don’t mistake her sartorial interest for a potential career, as the young heiress actually has her heart set on horseback riding.