When Gabriela Hearst says that her designs "don't scream for attention, but show a presence," she might furthermore be describing herself. Tall and strikingly beautiful, the Uruguay native can command an area without even uttering a word. Ample sophistication and aplomb do the talking.

The designer has channeled these characteristics into her eponymous label, and 4 seasons in, she counts a following of notable women as fans, among them Oscars favorite Brie Larson and Venezuelan entrepreneur Carmen Busquets. Sentiments of luxury are present in every detail of Hearst's life, from her elegant range in the West Village to the sense of romance and nostalgia that comes with stories of her childhood on the family ranch, surrounded by horses and cattle.

Her grandmother was less mad and more impressed by Gabriela's creative spirit while she used to design dresses like Cinderella and many more. Something she explored further over the years by hand painting leather jackets, including one with the face of The Cure singer Robert Smith for a boyfriend. Yet a career in fashion, she admits, wasn't something she pursued actively as she studied media.

At age 21, Hearst took a hiatus from her studies to model in Europe, and then she worked as a sales director for a fashion showroom. She and two partners were plotting to launch Candela, the contemporary brand that originated in Brooklyn with silk-screened T-Shirts. A decade later, the road is profitable and fuelled her drive to feature a more elevated collection.

Her background informs the lifestyle from equestrian touches to wools sourced on the family ranch for special tweeds she is using in her Fall/Winter 2016 collection. Such a way of creativity will bode well for the designer's future. Hearst already sells the gathering to stores like Barneys and 45 Ten in Dallas. A freestanding store and online retail experience are high on her agenda, though she admits that "very few people know what the landscape goes to appear like in five years. Things are changing so fast that it's so difficult to predict what's happening."