Who is Gabriela Hearst

Meet the Sustainable Fashion Designer Crafting Carmen

The world premiere of Carmen is also a first for sustainable luxury fashion designer Gabriela Hearst in her stage design debut, having recently served as Creative Director of Chloé and becoming the first female Latin American designer to helm a Paris fashion house, and earning honors including being named one of Financial Times’ “25 Most Influential Women of the Year” in 2021 and designing First Lady Jill Biden’s 2021 inauguration ensemble. Hearst specializes in sustainable materials and practices in luxury fashion—influenced by her upbringing on her family’s ranch in Uruguay—which she has infused into the costume designs for Carmen, which are crafted entirely from merino wool.