Stella McCartney

When I was about seven, I remember spending a lot of time in my parents' wardrobe trying on their bespoke suits.

— Stella McCartney

More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids.

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We try to make earth-friendly decisions whenever we can, as it's part of our brand DNA.

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I loved all those Doris Day visuals of her being a tomboy and then changing into this gorgeous girl in a ballgown.

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It's not about what it looks like in the studio or on the runway. It's what it looks like on a real…

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I used to get embarrassed about the fact I liked fashion. I still get a bit cringy.

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Success financially is a measure of creative success, it is the same in all arts.

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We've all got to come together, and we've got to protect what's left of our ancient forests on this planet.

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For me, women's ski wear has always been black and, again, not as feminine or sexy as I think it could look…

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When I first started, it was a dirty word to say you made clothes for people to wear... I was a little…

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It's one of my biggest internal struggles - the whole schooling system in London and the fact that my kids are going…

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Pretending that the fashion industry isn't in part based on leather would be quite stupid of me, but at the same time,…

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I don't know, maybe I'm overly paranoid that they're going to be spoiled, but I want to keep them going as kids…

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Depending on the season, between 20 and 30 percent of my collections contain some sort of eco or sustainable element, whether it's…

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My fragrance is rose and amber, and I was just very specific. A lot of what I've done, at the stages I've…

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There's nothing fashionable about a dead animal that has been cruelly killed just because some people think it looks cool to wear.

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I wanted to feel good about the way I looked. I didn't understand why style had to be sacrificed for sports technology.…

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I was so aware of the stage clothes versus the everyday-life clothes, and the extremeness of the stage clothes that my parents…

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I've had people say to me, 'You'll never sell handbags. You don't work with leather, and leather is luxury.' To me, it's…

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I was brought up in a way that was based purely on the senses. Everything in my upbringing was a reaction to…

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It's incredibly important that if you have the dream of having your own house, you don't pretend to be something you're not.…

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You want to be confident when you work out because it takes a lot to make you work out. So many women…

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I think I always dreamt of having a brand that really was represented globally, that had a voice - that had a…

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The consumption of animals - whether you're wearing them or eating them - is extraordinarily damaging to the planet. There are over…

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I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice.

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It's important for us as a family to go and sit in the woods sometimes.

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Whether you eat meat of not, you can be part of this decision to limit the meat industry destroying our planet's resources.

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For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that…

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I think it's very wrong to have the mass murder, every single day, of millions of animals.

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My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a…

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The really great thing about my shoe store is that there's not one dead animal in it.

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Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being.

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Mum was a big style icon for me: her natural sexiness and natural confidence.

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When you think of fashion photography, it's a dream. It's like we all want to be those women. We want to wear…

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I think my differences were, and my differences still are, that I don't really approach fashion in a fashiony way.

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What I really want, what I always really want, is baked potato and grilled cheese. But then I'd be really fat.

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We always had our own vegetables growing up and now I'm doing it with my kids at our house in the country.

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I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

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Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

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As a designer, I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed; that's why I avoid all animal skins.

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