Mama Salma, can you lend me your dress?

Salma Hayekin addition to being a very good actress and a very interesting woman, among other things she is also the wife of François-Henri Pinaultpresident and chief executive officer of Kering, one of the most powerful and richest luxury groups in the world. How to explain it? Let’s say that in the morning, when she wakes up, Salma can choose in complete tranquility which Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta or Alexander McQueen designer dress to wear. Which, after all, are all family businesses (along with many, many others), whose wardrobes he can draw on – let’s say – with a certain freedom.

With this premise, what happened on the red carpet at the Oscars, just a handful of hours ago, is even more striking. The gorgeous Salma made her appearance on the champagne carpet of the Academy Awards in a shimmering Gucci creation, all in orange sequins. to accompany her, the delightful daughter Valentina Paloma, 15 years old. In nuances with mom, Valentina wore a classic fiery red bustier dress. But what is striking is that it is not an exclusive model created especially for her by one of the brilliant stylists who work for her father.

But of an old (really old) dress by Isaac Mizrahi (designer at the time at the height of success) that my mother had once worn for a Hollywood event, way back 1997. In short, ten years before Valentina was born.

Throughout this time, the wise Salma has therefore kept this creation, waiting for the right occasion to take it out of the mothballs and give it a second chance to be admired. Possibility arrived now, thanks to the young Valentina, who has obviously willingly accepted the loan from her mother, updating it just with a silver Gucci Jackie.

A practice, that of mother and daughter loans, which is becoming increasingly popular. Do you want for the charm of fashion vintage, either for the economic moment that is not exactly thriving for many, or for a healthy and very human sense of recycling that never hurts. Not even the billionaire Salma. And that cheers us up a bit.

Oscar 2023, all the looks on the red carpet

Triumphing on the red carpet… or rather, champagne… are the classics of the classics: black and white, with a few splashes of silver sequins and some not too mischievous transparency. Travel with the handbrake on the style of this edition of the Academy Awards. Here are all the outfits