GABRIELA HEARST, FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMESAKE BRAND AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF CHLOÉ, TO BE HONORED BY THE COUTURE COUNCIL OF THE MUSEUM AT FIT
NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT (MFIT) announced it will honor Gabriela Hearst, founder and creative director of her namesake fashion brand Gabriela Hearst and creative director of French luxury fashion house Chloé, with its 2023 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion during its annual luncheon on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The event heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds benefiting MFIT, the only museum in New York dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion. Lara Meiland-Shaw, board chair, Couture Council, and Melissa Mafrige Mithoff, vice chair, Couture Council, wIll serve as co-chairs, and Nordstrom is the presenting sponsor.
- The event heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds benefiting MFIT, the only museum in New York dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion.
- Lara Meiland-Shaw, board chair, Couture Council, and Melissa Mafrige Mithoff, vice chair, Couture Council, wIll serve as co-chairs, and Nordstrom is the presenting sponsor.
- Her runway shows have been a prominent example of sustainability, using deadstock fabrics and eliminating plastic use, and her SS20 collection marked the first-ever carbon-neutral runway show.
- In December 2020, Hearst was named creative director at Chloé, and since her arrival has built the brand into a purpose-driven and socially engaged company that has experienced exponential success.