Does Fashion Have a Future? Designer Gabriela Hearst is Threading the Needle.

<p>Gabriela Hearst is one of the rare figures in fashion with an unwavering commitment to sustainability.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>At the top, we discuss her luminous <a href="https://gabrielahearst.com/collections/spring-summer-2026-trunkshow?srsltid=AfmBOopLl9NQr-llfg1SkXiYN3AcjAvd7b1S6Djk5WD0-H9DP0FVhGLb">Spring Summer 2026 collection</a> at Paris Fashion Week (4:08), her childhood herding cattle on a 17,000-acre ranch in Uruguay (6:55), and the gaucho traditions that shaped her philosophy around art-making (10:35). Then, Gabriela reflects on the manifestation practice that&rsquo;s guided her since adolescence (17:15), how love and heartbreak fueled her creatively (21:18), and what she took from a detour into acting (21:50).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On the back-half, Hearst talks about motherhood (24:30), founding her first label, Candela (31:00), and breaking free from the vicious cycle of fast fashion (38:00). To close, we walk through the past decade of Gabriela Hearst (40:28), the long-...