{"id":860415,"date":"2026-08-19T04:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860415\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T04:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:48:14","slug":"mathilde-favier-death-fashion-world-mourns-christian-dior-couture-director-of-public-relations-after-her-death-at-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860415\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathilde Favier death: Fashion world mourns Christian Dior Couture director of public relations after her death at 57"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fashion<\/a> world is in mourning following the death of \u201cexceptional\u201d Dior<\/a> executive Mathilde Favier, 57, in a car accident.<\/p>\n

Favier, who was the luxury fashion house\u2019s director of public relations, and her film producer partner Nicolas Altmayer, 61, died in a head-on crash in France on Monday.<\/p>\n

\"Mathilde<\/p>\n

Mathilde Favier, Dior\u2019s director of public relations, has died in a car accident aged 57.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Confirming the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Christian Dior Couture<\/a> said it was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the tragic event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn her role as Director of Public Relations, Mathilde Favier made an incredible contribution to the reputation of Christian Dior Couture through her commitment and elegance,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was an exceptional woman whose communicative joy, talent and loyalty were exemplary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favier had worked at the iconic French label for more than 13 years, and was once described as the \u201cbest connected woman in Paris\u201d by The Times.<\/p>\n

She previously worked at Prada, Chanel and Glamour magazine, and wrote the 2024 coffee table book Living Beautifully in Paris.<\/p>\n

Altmayer was a prolific figure in the French film industry who had worked on dozens of projects, and was best known for the OSS 117 franchise.<\/p>\n

Favier is survived by two children \u2013 daughter H\u00e9lo\u00efse, 27, and son Carlo, 25 \u2013 whom she shared with her former husband, billionaire finance executive Robert Agostinelli.<\/p>\n

Carlo expressed his grief in a tribute to his mother, shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\"Mathilde<\/p>\n

Favier\u2019s son Carlo Agostinelli shared a moving tribute to her on Instagram.\u00a0Instagram\/@carlo_agostinelli<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were the incarnation of life, the definition of joy, and so much more than words could ever do justice. You loved and were loved more deeply than I think any of us will ever be able to understand,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am strong because you taught me to be. Heloise is with me, and always will be. <\/p>\n

\u201cYour beloved family, your sisters, your mother, your nephews and nieces, and all the friends who loved you so deeply are together, holding each other close, and we always will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christian Dior Couture\u2019s CEO and chairperson Delphine Arnault said Favier \u201cloved life with a passion\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the passing of Mathilde, Dior is losing an incredible professional, and I have lost a loyal friend,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer optimism and courage commanded admiration. We will sorely miss her smile and her talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nicolas<\/p>\n

The Dior exec\u2019s partner, film producer Nicolas Altmayer, was also killed in the head-on crash.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Dior\u2019s creative director Jonathan Anderson also paid tribute to his late colleague, describing her as \u201cthe happiest, kindest and most generous person\u201d.<\/p>\n

Favier\u2019s final Instagram post, shared this week, included snapshots from her summer holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cRefinement has nothing to do with money. Just a sort of freshness and some taste,\u201d she told The Times in a 2024 interview when asked for her thoughts on living a chic life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fashion world is in mourning following the death of \u201cexceptional\u201d Dior executive Mathilde Favier, 57, in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-860415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}