The daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin caught the world’s attention at this exclusive, and somewhat antiquated, event in Paris.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-11.34.02.png” alt=”Apple Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow” title_text=”Apple Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Lock up your viscounts! When Apple Martin twirled into Les Bal des D\u00e9butantes in a custom sky-blue Valentino gown, which reportedly took 750 hours to make, it was reminiscent of a scene from Bridgerton<\/em>. Having kept a relatively low-profile until now, the 20-year-old daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin made her \u2018societal debut\u2019 at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris last week, with her younger brother Moses, grandmother Blythe Danner, and A-list parents by her side. Apple was also accompanied by her date for the evening, Count Leo Henckel von Donnersmarck, the son of film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. We told you it sounded like a scene from the Shondaland series.<\/p>\n The annual gathering, which raises money for charity, is known familiarly as \u2018Le Bal\u2019. Hosted by historic French fashion house Renouard, 20-25 young women from prestigious and wealthy families around the world are invited to the exclusive event and are matched with a young man or \u2018cavalier\u2019 for the event. Past debutantes include Ava Phillipe, daughter of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe, Emily In Paris<\/em>\u2019s Lily Collins, daughter of Phil Collins and Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Diana\u2019s niece.<\/p>\n \u2018Apple is an adult woman now, so we can relate to each other like that,\u2019 Paltrow told E News earlier this year. \u2018Of course, I\u2019m always her mama [\u2026] But it\u2019s very interesting to really watch her step into herself as a grown woman.\u2019 Paltrow has previously described her daughter as an \u2018extrovert\u2019, and she certainly appeared unfazed as she glided around the Parisian ballroom before taking to the dance floor.<\/p>\n It is, of course, not usual protocol for women in their late teens and early 20s to be presented to high society in a grand ballroom. In fact, debutante balls originated in 18th century England and America as a way of introducing young women \u2018of marriageable age\u2019 to high society. While \u2018Le Bal\u2019 started in 1958 \u2013\u00a0and was halted in 1968 following a worker uprising in Paris, and did not resume for several decades until 1992 \u2013 its modern revival is not exactly modern at all.<\/p>\n Apparently, guests are invited to the exclusive Parisian event based on appearance, intelligence and family connections \u2013\u00a0usually that means royalty, celebrities or families involved in politics. While it\u2019s unlikely debutantes like Apple were there to offer their hands in marriage, the antiquated premise certainly feels at odds with a progressive society.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”] In \u2018Le Bal\u2019s\u2019 defence, it seemed like all the guests lucky enough to be invited were having a great time. Apple, for one, used the opportunity to show off her strong genes and hit the dance floor with her famous father \u2013 and she has gained a lot of attention in the process. One X user dubbed her a \u2018beautiful chic lady\u2019 while others called her a \u2018brat\u2019 and a \u2018nepo baby\u2019, and she swiftly became a breakout search term on Google.<\/p>\n In fact, a few videos of Apple working the room and jumping into the photos of her fellow debutants have prompted ‘mean girl’ accusations online. An insider was quick to jump to her defence, however, and said, ‘Apple’s more playful and fun and she’s really a total girls’ girl. She would never mean to take the spotlight from anyone, that was not her intention. To characterise her as a mean girl is very untrue.’<\/span><\/p>\n Currently a sorority girl at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee \u2013 where she is reportedly studying English and Law, History and Society \u2013 Apple is more used to the spotlight than most of her peers. She made her FROW debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2023, sitting alongside actors Sadie Sink and Lucy Boynton at the Chanel show (Karl Lagerfeld dubbed Apple a \u2018Chanel girl\u2019 when she was just four years old, after all). As well as earning her fashion dues, Apple also shares her father\u2019s musical talents and has sung with him on numerous occasions, even boasting a writing credit on Coldplay\u2019s \u2018Let Somebody Go\u2019.<\/p>\n While a future in fashion or music might be on the cards, could there also be a role for her at Paltrow\u2019s lifestyle brand, Goop? In 2021, Apple appeared in the campaign for the GOOPGLOW Glow Lotion, a product which she helped to develop. When asked if Apple might enter the family business someday, Paltrow told the Today show, \u2018I don\u2019t know. I think both of my kids are sort of like, \u201cWe don\u2019t want to think about what we want to do. We just want to see what unfolds.\u201d\u2019 As the children of two A-listers, there\u2019s no rush, and Apple is certainly not short of career options when she graduates.<\/p>\n As the spate of family pictures from \u2018Le Bal\u2019 illustrate, Apple appears to be the product of healthy Hollywood co-parenting \u2013 her parents coined the term \u2018conscious uncoupling\u2019 after all. Despite getting divorced back in 2016, Paltrow and Martin have remained close friends and even go on holiday together with their new partners. Apple and Moses are reportedly close with their mother\u2019s new husband, Brad Falchuk, and their father\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Dakota Johnson. The 50 Shades of Grey<\/em> actress even said in March, \u2018I love those kids like my life depends on it. With all my heart.\u2019<\/p>\n With a litany of famous role models, high society\u2019s approval and Valentino on speed dial, it looks like the future is Apple\u2019s for the taking.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photo: <\/b>IMAGO<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple Martin caught the world’s attention at one of Paris’s most exclusive events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5574"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5735,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5574\/revisions\/5735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘It\u2019s very interesting to really watch [Apple] step into herself as a grown woman’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]