Fashion Designer Gabriela Hearst’s First Job Was Cattle Ranching?

While many designers have dabbled in different careers before pivoting to fashion — Vera Wang got her start as an editor and Miuccia Prada previously acted as a mime — Gabriela Hearst’s transformation from cattle rancher in South America to one of the hottest designers on the planet is perhaps the most surprising and dramatic. Hearst was born in Paysandú, Uruguay, and grew up on a farm — her ranching history runs six generations deep. Hearst’s father was a Gaucho at the family’s 17,000-acre ranch which Hearst now runs remotely on top of her designer duties. Herding cattle as a… Read Full Article