How Matthias Piault Stands In The Center Between Fashion And Cinema At The Cannes Film Festival
There are two sides to the Cannes Film Festival when it comes to fashion and the lifestyle around the famed international soiree of events. There’s the film industry side that the public sees with the red carpet and the Hollywood stars stepping out onto the red carpet for evening premiers, along with people looking to sell and buy movies. And then there’s the glamorous side of international exposure, which brings a whole different ambience to the movie side of things. Cannes is an interesting marriage between the glamor and film but together, the two create a mixture of wealthy experiences for all attending.
Matt Piault and his team, Veronica Kohlbecker and her co-director Hershey Gargash help those who come to Cannes for the festival get connected to relevant fashion brands for the perfect red-carpet look. Working in conjunction with the festival and arranging couture gowns and stylists for high-end clientele, they also organize yacht parties on the glistening waters of the Mediterranean—as well as offer ticketing services, event curation, and concierge services.
Their clients include dressing non-celebrities and actors from Goldie Hawn in Armani and Jean Claude Van Damme, to Paris Hilton, Norwegian footballer John Carew, the Canadian fashion D-Squared duo brothers, the Black-Eyed Peas, and Hofit Golan, Forbes France fashion influencer. They have also hosted and organized super model Naomi Campbell’s birthday parties in Cannes. And, have hosted events for the Swiss jewelry brand De Grisogono, and worked with Chopard, Dolce and Gabbana, amfAR, L’Oréal, and Elie Saab.
For the well-healed
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