Sabine Getty has spent years orbiting the fashion world, but this month, she officially stepped onto the runway herself. During
Gucci’s Cruise 2027 show staged in the middle of Times Square, the Lebanese-Egyptian jewelry designer and socialite made her runway debut wearing sharply tailored black trousers paired with a heavily embellished metallic top and a dramatic fur-style stole that swept behind her as she walked through the chaos of Midtown Manhattan.
The appearance came only weeks after Getty (née Ghanem) made another major fashion milestone at the Met Gala, where she attended for the very first time dressed in custom Ashi Studio. Between the Met steps and the Gucci runway, Getty suddenly finds herself at the center of a much bigger fashion conversation, despite having quietly occupied elite style circles for years already. So, who exactly is Sabine Getty? Below, five things you need to know about the jewelry designer, Arab socialite, and fashion-world fixture.
She’s Part Lebanese and Egyptian
Born Sabine Ghanem in Geneva, Sabine Getty comes from a family background that spans Lebanon, Egypt, and Switzerland. Her father, Charbel Ghanem, is a Lebanese financier, while her mother, Karine Ratl, is an Egyptian interior decorator. Throughout interviews over the years, she has spoken openly about feeling especially connected to Lebanon culturally and emotionally, often describing Beirut as one of the places that shaped her identity the most.
She Was Raised Between Geneva and Beirut
Although born in Switzerland, Getty spent much of her childhood and teenage years moving between Geneva and Beirut, two cities that could not feel more visually or emotionally different from one another. She has frequently referenced Beirut’s energy as formative to her creativity, particularly the city’s layered architecture, maximalism, and ability to remain beautiful despite political instability and destruction.
She Is a Designer
After studying at the Gemological Institute of America in New York, Getty launched her fine jewelry label, Sabine G. in 2012 . Based in London, the brand quickly became known for its playful yet luxurious approach to fine jewelry, combining colorful stones, surrealist references, and bold geometric shapes that feel worlds away from traditional minimalist luxury aesthetics. Her pieces have been stocked at major international retailers including Bergdorf Goodman, Browns, and Maxfield, while celebrities such as Rihanna, Nicole Kidman, Celine Dion, and Catherine Deneuve have all worn her designs. eyond jewelry, Getty also appears to be quietly expanding further into fashion. In a recent interview with Vogue Arabia, she revealed that she is preparing to launch a new label called Innerwear, described as a line of elevated wardrobe essentials,
She is Married to Joseph Getty
In 2015, Sabine married Joseph Getty, the son of Getty Images co-founder Mark Getty and Italian aristocrat Domitilla Harding, officially tying her to one of the world’s most famous dynastic families. Their wedding in Rome became one of the year’s biggest society and fashion events, attended by royals, aristocrats, fashion insiders, and European socialites including Princess Beatrice and Pierre Casiraghi. The ceremony took place at the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles, while the reception was later held at the historic Castle Odescalchi. Getty’s wedding look generated almost as much attention as the guest list itself. She wore a custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown complete with a dramatic hooded cape embroidered with hundreds of thousands of sequins by Maison Lesage. Over the years, the couple became fixtures within British and European high society, eventually appearing on Tatler’s “Social Power List.”
She Has Two Children
Sabine and Joseph Getty share two children together. Their daughter, Gene Honor Getty, was born in 2017, followed by their son, Jupiter Mark Getty, in 2019. Despite maintaining a relatively public profile within fashion and society circles, Getty tends to keep her children largely out of the spotlight, only occasionally sharing glimpses of family life through her Instagram, where the pair regularly appear alongside moments from holidays, fashion week trips, and everyday life at home.