Stella McCartney

It's more expensive for me to make my shoes. I don't use animal-based glues or fish-based glues. So that costs me more.…

— Stella McCartney

My job is to make desirable, luxurious, beautiful clothing and accessories women want to buy. My first decision is always based on,…

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I grew up on an organic farm in England. And I was a vegetarian from an early age - not just for…

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I don't use specific brands really. It's just that for my skin, I need as high an SPF factor as I can…

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I guess my favourite Disney film was 'Snow White,' which has a really dark moment when the evil queen turns into a…

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I think it took me a little while to be true to myself as a designer, and in some ways I'm still…

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I run a lot. If I don't have time to go to the gym or don't have time to work out properly,…

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I can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind…

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I love a pocket. I'm about helping women look as good as possible on the least amount of effort. I want versatility…

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I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And…

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The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports…

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My mum had a massive influence on me, not just in what she wore and how she looked, but in her spirit.…

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I was never drawn just into fashion. I was drawn into it because I am really interested in serving women and providing…

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I think my mum was really very ahead of her time. She wore very little makeup. She really explored the way that…

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I think the fact that my parents weren't conventional - especially considering their position - had a big influence on the way…

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Designing kids clothes is something personal to me because I'm a mother. So to be able to see my kids wearing something…

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It wasn't easy navigating publicity when I started, because I grew up with 'being famous,' and I'm just not into it, and…

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I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of…

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I'm incredibly sad that my mother's not here to see my kids and that my kids don't get to know her. And…

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When I first started designing sportswear, I felt that women weren't represented in sports performance. I felt that men were dressed really…

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If you try to create something people enjoy, and it happens to be made in a responsible way, then that's when you…

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Some days, I get overwhelmed and a bit breathless... I've probably cried at work, but I'm limited with my crying: I'm the…

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I'm a woman designing for women, and there are so many layers to that. On the one hand, it brings an effortlessness,…

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You have to be hopeful that people will be more educated in how they buy things, and hopefully more luxury brands will…

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A little black dress is something to rely on. To fill you with confidence and ease. To have an attitude that is…

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Modern fake fur looks so much like real fur that the moment it leaves the atelier, no one can tell it's not…

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I wanted the collection for Target to reinterpret all the must-haves of Stella McCartney for winter and to make my designs more…

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The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this…

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Growing up, I was always really inspired by Disney, and I had a great love of everything they created. My mum was…

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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many…

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It's immoral that people make money out of writing crap, but I try not to obsess about it. I don't want to…

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We have captured a luxury and richness with our fur-free fur, which is proof to the fashion industry that killing animals for…

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I like doing slightly masculine, Savile Row tailoring. A nice jacket. Wearable - it's almost a dirty word in fashion, wearable, but…

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I did always say I wanted to infiltrate from within. That was always my reasoning behind going into partnership with a luxury…

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The majority of fragrances are designed by people who have no idea what the house does. But for me, it had to…

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Someone from Manolo Blahnik went into my shop and said: 'These shoes are not vegetarian.' That's the highest compliment, because you just…

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Asia has always been a really exciting part of the world for me, personally. And it actually was the first part of…

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I literally have meetings at eight o'clock in the morning, and I finish at nine o'clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but…

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My mum and dad had creative jobs, but our family was a working family - so there wasn't an option of, 'Oh,…

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Obviously, we live in a society where ageing is feared. But, to me, the alternative to getting old isn't that great. I've…

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