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Gabriela Hearst
Gabriela Hearst
Creative Fashion Director, Gabriela Hearst; Member of the Steering Committee, Paris Peace Forum
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Gabriela Hearst grew up on her family’s ranch in Uruguay, where the notion of luxurymeant things were beautifully crafted and made to last which inspired the launch of hereponymous label in Fall 2015. She wanted a brand that reflected purpose in every piece- luxury collections with a conscience, or “honest luxury”. Gabriela Hearst’s runwayshows have been a pioneering example of sustainability, using deadstock fabrics, andeliminating plastic use. Her Spring Summer 2020 collection marked the first ever carbonneutral runway show. She was the winner of the 2016/17 International Woolmark Prize forWomenswear, 2018 recipient of the Pratt Institute Fashion Visionary Award, the 2020CFDA American Womenswear Designer of the Year, 2021 recipient of the Frank AlvahParsons Award , 2022 recipient of the Infinity Trustees Award by the InternationalCenter of Photography, and was selected as one of the five Honorees in the Environmentcategory among the fifteen Leaders of Change at the British Fashion Council’s 2020,2021 and 2022 Fashion Awards. In December 2020, she was named Creative Director atChloé. In 2021, she was named one of the 25 most Influential Women of 2021 by theFinancial Times. In 2023, she was honored with the 2023 Couture Council Award forArtistry of Fashion by The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT (MFIT). Most recently,she was named one of the honorees of 2024 TIME Earth Awards.
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