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The Sun
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Salma Hayek, 58, stuns onlookers as she shows off natural gray hair at Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week
SALMA Hayek, 58, has stunned onlookers while showing off her natural gray hair at a Balenciaga show, during Paris Fashion Week. The stylish actress attended the Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026 show, and looked undeniably gorgeous in a long black dress. 6 6 6 6 The 58-year-old star partnered her look with some black stilettos, and popped on some large black shades to compliment her look. But it was Salma's stunning hair do that captivated onlookers, with the star showing off a bouncy blow dry and her natural gray hair. She let it cascade down in a straight style, and partnered the look with some large heart-shaped gold earrings. Salma posed for photos holding a small black bag, and in some she stood with husband François-Henri Pinault, 63. And when it comes to timeless stars who are the gift that keeps on giving, Salma Hayek is no doubt at the top of that list. In May, the actress thrilled fans by stripping off to a bikini for Sports Illustrated. Salma - who is best known for her roles in Frida, Ugly Betty, and House Of Gucci - looked sensational on her sizzling photoshoot. The stunning star wowed in the sexy snaps that were taken for the cover of the famous magazine's Swimsuit Edition for 2025. Salma showed off her incredible figure in a series of tiny two pieces as she frolicked on the beach. The star gave fans a treat as she spilled out of her bikini as she crawled on the sand. Salma Hayek celebrates World Oceans Day in white bathing suit as she laughs while getting knocked over by waves The Oscar nominee also flaunted her washboard abs as she cemented her status as the ultimate covergirl. Salma also posed in a red bikini with a sexy chiffon wrap that floated down her arms and legs. In all of the shots she wore here trademark wavy hair floating down her shoulders and back. The photoshoot showcased her timeless figure. In her accompanying interview with Sports Illustrated, Salma was asked how she felt about being the covergirl for their Swimsuit Edition. 'It's so bizarre!' She told the publication. 'I'm nearly 60!" "At this stage, it wouldn't have crossed my mind. "The first thing you get is—what is that word?—imposter syndrome. "You have the imposter syndrome immediately.' Continuing, she added: 'I used to look at this magazine, and all the models that were in it, they were so perfect and so beautiful. 'This was the top of the top of the top. It was a landmark for models. 'It was an iconic space for ultimate beauty, even if it was a magazine that was not about that normally. "But each issue was the trailblazer of what is beauty today.' 6
France 24
06-07-2025
- Business
- France 24
'Brilliant artist': Provocateur Demna takes on slumping Gucci
The 44-year-old, who fled the war-wracked Georgian region of Abkhazia as a child and dropped his surname "Gvasalia" in 2021, will bow out with a last show for Balenciaga on Wednesday before switching to Gucci -- both firms owned by France's luxury giant Kering. "Demna's contribution to the industry, to Balenciaga, and to the group's success has been tremendous," Kering chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault said at the time. "His creative power is exactly what Gucci needs." Investors were not so convinced and shares in Kering, which counts on Gucci as its main profit generator, fell around 12 percent on the day of the announcement before slumping even further. Other more established and mainstream designers from Hedi Slimane, Maria Grazia Chiuri or Pierpaolo Piccioli had been linked to the vacancy. Some analysts have questioned whether Demna's recipe for success at Balenciaga -- which leant heavily on provocative, streetwear-influenced design and showmanship -- can be replicated at the more classic Italian house. "He is iconoclast and ironic, which is good to attract attention toward a small brand like Balenciaga," Luca Solca, a luxury analyst at the Bernstein brokerage, wrote afterwards. "However, we are not sure the strategy would work as well for a bigger brand." - 'Absolutely uncompromising' - Demna's final show for Balenciaga will take place on Wednesday during Haute Couture fashion week in Paris and he will join the Italian label the very next day. During a decade at the Spanish-born but Paris-based brand, he drove sales and attention sharply higher with a mix of headline-grabbing creations as well as personal publicity -- not always positive. He achieved notoriety with his $2,000 "Ikea" bag, a luxury leather version of the 99-cent original. He followed it up with an $1,800 garbage bag -- the so-called "trash pouch" -- in a show in March 2022 that was dedicated to Ukrainian refugees. Other daring designs included a head-to-toe black shroud that US reality television star Kim Kardashian -- a personal friend -- wore to the Met Gala in 2021. A-list celebrity endorsements have been plentiful, but have not always worked out. Kanye West —- Kardashian's ex and another friend -- opened Balenciaga's show in October 2022 shortly before the first of several anti-Semitic outbursts, and the group had to cut ties with the rapper. Demna's lowest point came in February 2023 when he was forced to apologise for an ad campaign that appeared to reference child abuse and had underage models in what looked like bondage gear. He has plenty of fans among Gen Z tastemakers, however. "I've always gravitated toward Balenciaga, because I love Demna's vision," British pop sensation Charli XCX told British Vogue last year. "He feels like he's speaking his own language, which is absolutely uncompromising, and to me, that's what makes a brilliant artist." - 'Aggression and darkness' - Annual sales at Balenciaga were estimated to be $350 million when he arrived and had surged to about $2 billion in 2022, according to GQ magazine. Gucci's fortunes have headed in the other direction: they slid 23 percent last year, prompting Kering to fire creative director Sabato de Sarno after only two years in the job. Demna is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in Belgium and went on to work at Maison Margiela and Vuitton. He co-founded the label Vetements with his brother in 2014, a year before he was named to the top job at Balenciaga. For many years, his childhood trauma fleeing pro-Russian separatists in his homeland affected his work, but he told Vanity Fair in 2021 that counselling, meditation and exercise had helped exorcise some demons. "Fashion used to feel like a battle for me. That is why there was a lot of aggression and darkness in what I did. Today I feel at peace with the system," he said. © 2025 AFP
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's Why Salma Hayek Skipped Jeff Bezos Wedding
had different plans in place, as she traded Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival. The actor and film producer's billionaire husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, was seen arriving solo at the grand ceremony in Italy. The actor decided to sit out the lavish nuptials, which had several A-listers in attendance. Instead, she was living it up at the fun festival in Somerset, England. Salma Hayek opted for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival while her husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding in Venice, Italy. A photo surfaced on the internet of the 58-year-old posing with several popular faces. She was seen hanging out with the A-listers backstage. This included Anya Taylor-Joy, Malcolm McRae, Cara Delevingne, Alanis Morissette, Chelsea Handler, and Minke. Morissette, who was one of the star performers at the festival, included a snap with the group in her Instagram carousel. Hayek was also joined by her teen daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, at the music festival. Moreover, Handler took to her Instagram Story to post a photo of the duo, writing, 'Mama and da baby.' The picture was seemingly taken in the middle of dancing and showed the mother-daughter duo posing together. Handler shared more moments from the outing, reposting Morissette's group photo, writing, 'Alanis blew my mind.' Besides Hayek and the group, Harry Styles was also spotted at the Glastonbury Festival with a mystery woman. While Hayek was living it up at the music festival, her husband was fulfilling his wedding guest duties in Venice. The 63-year-old billionaire was photographed looking dapper in a tuxedo. Hayek and Pinault tied the knot in 2009 in Paris. The attendees at the grand Italian wedding also included the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Oprah Winfrey, Sydney Sweeney, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Leonardo DiCaprio, and more. Originally reported by Shriya Swami on RealityTea. The post Here's Why Salma Hayek Skipped Jeff Bezos Wedding appeared first on Mandatory.
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Why Salma Hayek's $40 billion husband François Henri Pinault attended Jeff Bezos' wedding without her
One of the many guests at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 's wedding was billionaire businessman Francois Henri Pinault, though his wife Salma Hayek was not in attendance. Pinault, 63, the French CEO of Kering whose net worth is upwards of $40 billion, was spotted at the lavish event in Venice, Italy last week. While his wife Salma Hayek, 58, was not spotted at the nuptials, she refrained from posting on social media for the past four days, leaving fans wondering what she was up to, after celebrating her stepson Augustin graduating high school. As it turns out, the actress seemingly decided to skip the wedding in favor of some mother and daughter bonding time with her 17-year-old daughter Valentina. They were both photographed at the iconic Glastonbury Music Festival in the U.K. over the weekend. Actress and comedian Chelsea Handler shared several snaps from her time at the festival, including one of the mother and daughter together. 'Mama and da baby,' Handler captioned the mother and daughter snap from her Instagram story. Handler also shared a backstage snap that Alanis Morrissette posted on Instagram, with the singer posing with Hayek, Handler, Anya Taylor-Joy, Minke, Cara Delevingne and Malcolm McRae. The comedienne also shared several snaps in a regular Instagram post, a few of which featured Hayek. One featured Handler, Hayek and other sin a group all posing together while another showed Hayek laying down on a patch of grass. While Salma wasn't at the wedding, the bride has been supportive of the actress, as recent as last month. It was revealed in May that Hayek will be one of numerous models to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit issue. She shared the cover and many other images on Instagram, with the new Mrs. Bezos offering some heart emojis in the comments. 'I think it's really remarkable that a magazine like Sports Illustrated says that it's OK, maybe even cool, to be past 50 and still be able to feel not just sexy, but for me, to be free and not be self-conscious of your body like you have to hide,' Hayek told Sports Illustrated about her selection for the swimsuit issue. 'I don't see why, after a certain age, we have to retract ourselves from embracing life to the fullest,' she continued. She also noticed a, 'very tangible change' in attitudes in recent years, and Salma doesn't have any intention of slowing down. 'I feel so fortunate that I am part of a generation that has been able to really experience very tangible change,' noted the pinup. Hayek was joined by gymnast and influencer Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne, Team USA Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and model/entrepreneur Lauren Chan as the 2025 SI swimsuit issue cover models.
Vogue
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Demna Reflects on His Decade at Balenciaga: 'These 10 Years, They Were a Journey of ‘How Can We Push the Boundaries?''
It was a fateful day for him in more ways than one. 'That morning I met with Francois-Henri Pinault. I showed him my vision for Gucci, and he asked me, when can you start? There was this crazy overlap with going there to get this (medal) on my t-shirt, finally getting this, okay, I exist for you [meaning the French establishment] moment. It felt to me that something aligned. I mean, I believe in energy and the universe—God, I don't know—but I felt like: the story is complete for me now. I came to Paris hoping I could get an internship that I didn't get, and now I get this. So I can move on.' The exhibition, he adds, represents '10 years of brain-function. There is a concept to every single thing. It's almost like I was doing all of that to impress myself. Maybe it's important, because I'm not going to be doing that now in my next chapter.' What! Is a whole different, non-conceptual Demna about to emerge at Gucci? 'I want to have a break from that. I look at all this, and I just want to have the greatest pair of pants. Maybe it's about experience, or maturity in terms of how I see fashion. Now I feel like I just want to do this amazing fucking jacket. I want it to be light. I want it to be good to wear. I want to feel sexy in it. I want to have all those things that are not conceptual. Not boring clothes, either. Now,' he pauses, 'what does that mean? It involves another kind of brain-work, to be honest. After 10 years of therapy, I learned how not to intellectualize everything. It's much more about making great clothes that make you feel a certain way, without having to explain a book every time.' Key pieces from Demna's decade at Balenciaga including the winter 2025 bra gown and the summer 2017 pantashoes. Photo: Courtesy of Balenciaga That's a big challenge, I say. 'Yeah, and I love it. There are ways of being creative, still. I believe in that. I think we have to find new ways of expressing creativity—and maybe do good clothes. My next chapter as designer is all about that, and being curious.' And then, he says, he has to go. Off to see Billie Eilish in concert. A big black car is backed up to the garage, waiting for him outside. As we leave, I remember to ask what he's planning for his final haute couture show, the final seal on his tenure at Balenciaga. 'Oh,' he calls, as he waves me off, 'it will be something very conceptual.' If I've learned one thing from long experience of interviewing Demna: what he says is rarely what you get. I just cannot picture what he's going to do, for the life of me. That's a positive, I reckon. Fashion now is in dire need of the less predictable. As I drive away, some of Demna's final words are ringing in my ears: 'One of the most important driving forces in fashion is surprise,' he said. 'I'm going to surprise everyone, but myself first.'
