Mathilde Pinault

ABOUT MATHILDE PINAULT

Fashion icon and daughter of Francois-Henri Pinault and Dorothée Lepère. Her family's business, Kering, owns luxury brands like Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. She became famous as a regular at Paris Fashion Week events. In 2022, she made news when she donned a full black-on-black ensemble for Balenciaga's haute couture runway show.

She started horseback riding at the age of six and started competing at ten. She was trained by French equestrian Virginie Couperie-Eiffel.

She said horseback riding helps her anxiety and has a therapeutic effect. She pursued economic studies and social science at Emlyon Business School in France.

She has an older brother named François. In 2009, her father married Salma Hayek . She has a step-sister named Valentina. She also has step-brother named Augustin James Evangelista.

She is friends with Charlotte Casiraghi and Marta Ortega.