Gabriela Hearst is to exit Chloé after an eventful three-year stint during which the brand made quantum leaps as a sustainable, purpose-led company – and solid revenue gains, sources told WWD.

It is known Hearst will show her final collection for the spring 2024 season during Paris Fashion Week this fall. The sources described the separation as amicable, with Hearst wishing to concentrate on her fast-growing signature brand and other projects.

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

Hearst, along with her formidable eco credentials and long affection for the Chloé brand, appeared like a really perfect designer for the Richemont-owned house, which shifted to a purpose-driven business model shortly after the arrival in 2019 of recent Chloé chief executive officer Riccardo Bellini from Maison Margiela.

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 significant stepping stone on its long path to totally becoming an organization that’s purpose-driven, planet-friendly, community-based and accountable.

However it understood it was a challenge to balance the demands of two burgeoning fashion businesses based in Paris and Latest York.

The succession plan at Chloé couldn’t immediately be learned, and principals on the brand couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

During a joint interview last February, Hearst and Bellini reported that revenues on the Paris-based house have risen 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 along with her first Latest 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 Yr prize on the CFDA Fashion Awards in 2020.