The model's sky blue gown took 750 hours to make.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were the ultimate proud parents accompanying their daughter Apple Martin as she made her stunning debutante debut in Paris over the weekend. While the 20-year-old typically stays out of the spotlight, she’s already been making waves in the fashion world – and Saturday’s appearance in custom Valentino officially cemented her it girl status.
Le Bal des Débutantes–which has introduced the likes of Lily Collins, Ava Philippe, and Margaret Qualley into society–is renowned for its dress code of old world grandeur, the more extravagant the better. Martin understood the assignment as she attended the Nov. 30 society event wearing a custom Valentino gown painstakingly crafted by the brand’s creative director Alessandro Michele and his team over the course of 750 hours, per Vogue.
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The sky blue gown had a subtle nod to the coquette trend, thanks to a black silk bow that cinched in the waist of Martin’s micro-pleated chiffon silk bodice. The strapless corset-style top softly flared out into a chiffon skirt with six tiers of the same pleated chiffon material. A pair of strappy Valentino sandals in the same sky blue colorway peeped out from underneath her floor-length skirt.
The college student contrasted the glamorous creation with effortless glam. Wearing no jewelry, Martin wore her blonde hair in a middle-parted natural style. Her fresh-faced beauty look included a matte berry lip and soft definition of her eyes.
Proud mom Gwyneth Paltrow celebrated her lookalike daughter’s official entrance into society, sharing an Instagram carousel on Saturday captioned, “A special long weekend in Paris.” In one photo, the Shakespeare in Love actress wore a chic ankle-length black shirt dress as she snapped a mirror selfie with her eldest child during a fitting. The event was a family affair, as her ex-husband Chris Martin, their son Moses, and Paltrow’s mom Blythe Danner also crossed the pond for a Le Bal des Débutantes appearance.
Valentino dressed the whole Paltrow-Martin family for the event, with Gwyneth stunning in a polka-dotted black gown with sheer paneling from the brand’s spring 2025 collection. Meanwhile, the Coldplay frontman and the couple’s 18-year-old son looked dapper in custom Valentino tuxedos.