Style queens: Salma Hayek and stepdaughter Mathilde Pinault are fashion royalty who work the red carpet together, flaunting Kering brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga in style
- Mathilde’s father is François-Henri Pinault, billionaire chairman and CEO of Kering, the parent company of luxury brands Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Gucci
- Hayek and François-Henri also have a daughter, Valentina, and the whole family often attend fashion weeks and runways for Kering brands
Her mum, Dorothée Lepère, is a well known French interior designer while her stepmum is Hollywood actress Salma Hayek.
Fashion and fame have therefore always been part of her life. But over the past few years, she has established herself as a fashion influencer in her own right … wearing the family designer brands, of course.
Beyond her fashion nous and wealth (her dad is worth an estimated US$39.6 billion according to Forbes), Mathilde makes headlines for her close relationship with her stepmother, Hayek. Together, they’re changing the traditional family narrative and owning the red carpet while they’re at it.
To really understand their connection, you need to delve into their relationship and their shared fashion wins.
People magazine reports Hayek, 56, and François-Henri, 60, started dating in 2006 and welcomed daughter Valentina in 2007. They got married in 2009 in a civil ceremony in Paris.