Gabriela Hearst Unveiled as Chloé’s New Artistic Director

And so a new era begins at Chloé. Less than a week after the departure of Natacha Ramsay-Levi following a four year tenure, the French fashion house announced Gabriela Hearst as its new artistic director, effective immediately.

Ms. Hearst, a Uruguayan-born women’s ready-to-wear and accessories designer who founded a namesake luxury label in 2015, had been widely tipped in recent months for the role. In just five years, her brand has gained respect and recognition across the industry for its honed focus on casual elegance, sharp tailoring and use of sustainably sourced textiles, albeit at sky-high prices.

Last year, in New York, she held the industry’s first carbon-neutral fashion show and was named American women’s wear designer of the year at the CFDA Fashion Awards. This September, she held her debut presentation at Paris Fashion Week — one of around 20 that had a live audience. LVMH Luxury Ventures, an investment arm of the multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, took a minority stake in the Gabriela Hearst business in January 2019; the brand recorded revenues of around $24 million last year.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/fashion/gabriela-hearst-chloe.html