While her father-in-law, François Pinault, was awarded France’s highest civilian decoration on New Year’s Day, Mexican actress Salma Hayek was also recognized for her services to the French Republic, receiving the Legion of Honour Chevalier. While the Telegraph reports that “according to the government’s official journal, Hayek was chosen for her work as ‘director [...]

The Rue de Sèvres space that houses Hermès’ new store—its 134th and second largest to date—used to be home to the Lutetia hotel’s indoor swimming pool. So in tribute to aquaculture past, the label trucked in a band of kids in matching swimsuits to salute arriving guests, while on a balcony, great moments in swimming-pool [...]

It was a fairytale romance—love, marriage, baby, if not necessarily in that order—for Salma Hayek and PPR chairman François-Henri Pinault, who controls the Gucci Group portfolio of labels. And like any faithful spouse (and fashion lover), Mrs. P supports her husband and his business. Hayek arrived on the arm of the Chairman to four of [...]

The Oscars are blink-and-you’ll-miss-it compared to the twelve-day marathon that is the Cannes Film Festival; the Croisette won’t clear until Sunday. This year’s big red-carpet stories? The splashy debut of a new line—Gucci’s couture collection, Premiere—which turned up on Salma Hayek Pinault and Naomi Watts, and the emergence of Emilio Pucci as the go-to brand [...]

While our eyes were on the ethereal Cate Blanchett, we almost missed the equally lovely Salma Hayek as she hit the opening of Cannes yesterday. And as it turns out, she was wearing the first dress from Gucci’s new Premiere Collection—the label’s version of “couture.” (To get the real couture name, garments must—among other stipulations—be [...]

When buying vintage, provenance is important. Which is why this 1980’s black Chanel ball gown is sure to be one of the first items to go today at the special Decades and Decadestwo sale on HauteLook. An early Karl Lagerfeld creation for the French fashion house, the tulle and satin L.B.D. “is fit for a [...]

Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault, and the 200 guests at their Venice wedding party last weekend paid tribute to the Venetian tradition of Carnival with elaborate feathered face coverings—or were they trying to go incognito? Either way, designers beat them to the punch on the Fall runways. We saw R-rated blindfolds at Jean Paul Gaultier and [...]

Did Charlize Theron pull a Kate Moss at Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault’s Venice wedding party? (Kate the Great, you’ll remember, tied her vintage Dior gown up into a mini after someone stepped on the train and ripped it at an exhibition in London a couple of years back.) Exhibit A: Charlize arrived at the [...]

The French capital is seedy again: New York Times writer visits the City of Light to explore Jean Paul Gaultier’s inspirational haunts; gets manhandled.
Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault: on again? The once-engaged pair was spotted courtside at Balenciaga and it looked like they weren’t just there for the clothes. If you know what I [...]