our history

Behind MAHAUT, there's me, Hélène. A lifelong fashion enthusiast, trained to excellence for twenty years at Chanel, mother of three children, entrepreneur at heart... and a great lover of swimsuits.

The sand: The salt: The sun: The beach:

I've always loved it.

But every summer, the same frustration. It's impossible to find a swimsuit that ticks all the boxes: chic, comfortable, well-cut, flattering—and that really gives me confidence.

I wanted cuts that enhanced the body without restricting it, a material that supported without suffocating, and above all a built-in, slightly push-up bra that supported without flattening. So I decided to create the swimsuit I had never found.

And very quickly, I wanted to bring my whole tribe along. Because for me, vacation rhymes with family. I imagined models also designed for men and children: elegant, comfortable, well-designed and which sometimes complement each other in a pretty, discreet matchy-matchy.

This is how Mahaut was born

A sincere, authentic French bathhouse that celebrates all shapes, all bodies, and above all, the freedom to be yourself.