Dior on Tuesday revealed the “unintended dying” of Mathilde Favier, one in every of its longtime public relations executives, lauding her as “an distinctive lady whose communicative pleasure, expertise and loyalty have been exemplary.”
In response to information studies, Favier perished in a automobile accident Monday that additionally claimed her companion, French movie producer Nicolas Altmayer.
“I used to be deeply saddened to study of the tragic and sudden passing of Mathilde Favier, who devoted so a few years to placing her ardour, power and expertise on the service of the home of Dior,” Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief govt officer of Dior’s guardian LVMH, was quoted as saying on Dior’s official Instagram account. “My heartfelt condolences go to her household and family members.”
“Mathilde liked life with a ardour,” mentioned Delphine Arnault, chairman and chief govt officer of Christian Dior Couture. “Dior is dropping an unimaginable skilled, and I’ve misplaced a loyal good friend. Her optimism and braveness commanded admiration. We’ll sorely miss her smile and her expertise. I really feel deeply saddened right now; my ideas are very a lot together with her kids, her mom, her sisters, her household, her many pals and her crew she liked a lot.”
Throughout her latest work as worldwide PR director for Dior ladies, Favier oversaw VIP relations, placing her on first-name phrases with everybody from Rihanna to Jennifer Lawrence.
She was additionally a widely known determine on social media, her fame propelled by her hit 2024 coffee-table e-book “Dwelling Fantastically in Paris.” Her account boasts 242,000 followers.
“She is, was and eternally shall be a way-shower on this business. Pure mild. Pure pleasure,” designer J.J. Martin wrote on Dior’s account.
The half-sister of Victoire de Castellane, inventive director of Dior jewellery, Favier has moved in trend circles since her teenagers, when her uncle Gilles Dufour acquired her an internship at Chanel, the place he labored alongside Karl Lagerfeld.