Chloé confirmed that its creative director Gabriela Hearst would step down later this 12 months, lauding her for taking part in “an instrumental and key role in driving Chloé’s ongoing transformation right into a mission-driven company.”

WWD broke the news on June 5 that the French house and the American designer would wind up their three-year collaboration.

On Thursday, the Richemont-owned, Paris-based fashion house issued a one-page statement with an upbeat tone, noting that Hearst’s final collection for Chloé could be unveiled on Sept. 28 during Paris Fashion Week for the spring 2024 season.

There was no mention of the creative succession plan. It is known that a search is underway, but not yet concluded.

“I would really like to congratulate Gabriela and her team for the vision and devotion they’ve dropped at Chloé, for laying strong foundations for future growth and for being an inspirational maison for sustainability in fashion,” commented Philippe Fortunato, chief executive officer of Richemont Fashion & Accessories, adding, “I’m extremely happy with what Richemont, Gabriela Hearst and the Chloé team have completed together within the last three years.”

Chloé president and CEO Riccardo Bellini said Hearst “brought great energy and a dynamic creative vision to her role at Chloé, contributing to a period of serious progress for the business, and writing a strong latest chapter within the story of our maison.

“I would really like to warmly thank her for bringing a lot of herself to this mission — her passion, drive and values, and for her unwavering commitment to supporting the maison’s meaningful progression in shaping a more responsible future, true to the legacy of our founder,” he continued.

Bellini characterised her forthcoming swan song as “the culmination of her Chloé journey, which might be a celebration of joy and creativity. I wish her much success and happiness as she focuses on her next creative endeavor.”

It is known the separation is amicable, with Hearst wishing to concentrate on her fast-growing signature brand and other projects.

In a final hurrah for the Chloé brand, the designer lined up a collaboration between it and actress Angelina Jolie, who recently announced her intention to launch a newfangled fashion house, as reported.

“It has been the best privilege to share my creative vision and so as to add my voice to the story of Chloé, a remarkable maison that I actually have at all times loved so dearly,” Hearst said within the statement. “I’m grateful to have been a part of the incredible team laying strong foundations for a purpose-driven future for fashion, and I’m so happy with the positive change we’ve got collectively achieved in developing a business and design perspective that puts our people and the environment first.”

She thanked Bellini, Fortunato, Richemont CEO Jérôme Lambert and Richemont chairman Johann Rupert “for allowing me to enjoy this extraordinary period of learning and growth.”

She went on to notice that only a few fashion houses “have such a history of strong female leaders who’ve each made their unique contribution to the maison, under the inspirational legacy of its founder Gaby Aghion. I represent a typical for quality that has no space for compromise and I feel in honoring the interconnectivity that all of us belong to. I feel empowered and excited concerning the work done at Chloé and furthermore, to depart a transparent message that a girl can do all of it and rejoice while at it.”

Along with her formidable eco credentials and long affection for the Chloé brand, Hearst appeared like a super designer for the home, which shifted to a purpose-driven business model shortly after Bellini’s arrival in 2019.

The designer, who hails from Uruguay, looked as if it would relish the role, upping Chloé’s shoe game by designing the low-impact Nama sneaker, and introducing a bunch of recycled and upcycled fabrics into her ready-to-wear collections.

In October 2021, Chloé became the primary European luxury maison to receive B Corp status, a serious stepping stone on its long path to totally becoming an organization that’s purpose-driven, planet-friendly, community-based and accountable.

But it surely understood it was a challenge for Hearst to balance the demands of two burgeoning fashion businesses based in Paris and Recent York.

During a joint interview last February, Hearst and Bellini reported that revenues at Chloé gained 60 percent within the two years for the reason that designer took up the creative helm, with recycled denim and linen Woody tote bags amongst items selling briskly — and all leaving a small environmental footprint.

Hearst arrived at Chloé with almost 20 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, starting together with her first Recent York City fashion business Candela, a bohemian contemporary brand launched in 2004, after which her namesake luxury house in 2015, based on the principles of timelessness, quality and sustainability.

She took home the the American Womenswear Designer of the 12 months prize on the CFDA Fashion Awards in 2020.

Hearst has freestanding stores for her signature brand in Recent York and London, in addition to a store inside Harrods in London. She entered the South Korean market earlier this 12 months with two locations and is plotting a Los Angeles opening for later this 12 months.

Founded in 1952 by Aghion and controlled by Swiss luxury group Richemont since its formation in 1988, Chloé has been designed by a rotating solid of design talents including Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo, Paulo Melim Andersson, Hannah MacGibbon, Natacha Ramsay-Levi and Clare Waight Keller.