The Parisian socialite peeling back the curtain behind 'effortless' French It-Girl style: Mathilde Favier, 54 - who has links to everyone from Carla Bruni to Sofia Coppola, with a 23-year-old son who has dated Emma Raducanu - says being chic is hard work
- Parisian It-Girl Mathilde Favier, 54, spoke to The Times in an interview
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A Parisian socialite who is connected to everyone from Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife Carla Bruni to the late Karl Lagerfield has peeled back the curtain behind French women's effortless chic lifestyle.
In an interview with The Times, Mathilde Favier, 54, said that it's a 'big lie' to suggest that the quintessential European glamour so many strive towards isn't hard work.
'It's never effortless,' she said. 'Some people are so charming, they make it look effortless.
'But if somebody very thin is saying to you, "Oh, it's funny, actually I eat a lot," it's never true.
'They are always very careful; they eat the right things. Life is an effort. When you make some, life is more beautiful and special.'
In an interview with The Times , Mathilde Favier, 54, said that it's a 'big lie' to suggest that the quintessential European glamour so many strive towards isn't hard work. Pictured last year at the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week
Mathilde - who is head of PR at Dior Couture - has a new book titled Beautifully in Paris, all about the city's most renowned VIPs.
Speaking to the outlet, she also reflected on how candidly we approach conversations about beauty have changed, admitting that 'people don't pretend they don't do [tweakments] any more'.
However, she says Parisiennes still 'always want it to look real'.
It-Girl Mathilde - who was pals with Sofia Coppola and even starred in her 2006 movie Marie Antoinette - also revealed how to her, chic is all about making deliberate choices to pick out things that are refined and unique.
She stressed that she would 'never put a plastic bottle on the table' and still makes sure to create a nice dining set up even if she's just having a simple meal.
Mathilde says it's in her DNA, recalling that her mother always used to take extra steps to elevate everything; from removing the butter out of its wrapper to peeling the price tags off everything.
She added that refinement 'has nothing to do with money' and is in fact a combination of 'freshness' and 'some taste'.
The fashion industry hotshot has two children with her first husband Robert Agostinelli, who self-made billionaire who is chairman and co-founder of private equity firm Rhône Group: Héloïse, 25 and Carlo, 23.
Mathilde - who is head of PR at Dior Couture - has a new book titled Beautifully in Paris, all about the city's most renowned VIPs. Pictured in February
It-Girl Mathilde - who was pals with Sofia Coppola and even starred in her 2006 movie Marie Antoinette - also revealed how to her, chic is all about making deliberate choices to pick out things that are refined and unique
She added that refinement 'has nothing to do with money' and is in fact a combination of 'freshness' and 'some taste'
As Mathilde told The Times, she later also married Antoine Meyer, but has now found love with her third husband Nicolas Altmayer.
Héloïse is the poster girl for brand Dr Barbara Strum and shows off her radiant complexion on Instagram, where she boasts more than 65, 400 followers.
It was in the UK that she met Jamie Laing, heir to the McVities fortune, a long-standing Made In Chelsea cast member.
The star, then 20, joined the show in early 2019 but left after her relationship with Laing, who is 10 years older, ended.
Meanwhile, Carlo is a former Harrow public school head boy who also played football for America's Stanford University while studying international relations.
As Mathilde told The Times , she later also married Antoine Meyer, but has now found love with her third husband Nicolas Altmayer. Pictured at a Dior event last year
The couple were seen arm-in-arm at Paris Fashion Week in September - confirming their romance
However, sport sensation Emma and her 23-year-old boyfriend in June unfollowed one another on Instagram, The Sun reported. Emma pictured with Heloise
It was in the UK that she met Jamie Laing, heir to the McVities fortune, a long-standing Made In Chelsea cast member. Pictured in June
Up until last month, he was in a relationship with tennis star Emma Raducanu, who split up with him and cut ties on social media after the whirlwind love affair 'runs its course'.
The couple were seen arm-in-arm at Paris Fashion Week in September - confirming their romance.
They have reportedly been dating since May last year when the pair first began appearing on each other's Instagram accounts.
However, sport sensation Emma and her 23-year-old boyfriend in June unfollowed one another on Instagram, The Sun reported.
A source told The Sun: 'Emma has 2.4million followers on Instagram but Carlo is no longer one of them.
'It seems their relationship has run its course.'
