We have captured a luxury and richness with our fur-free fur, which is proof to the fashion industry that killing animals for the sake of fashion is unnecessary. Stella McCartney Read Quote
Very early, I thought I would go into music, but I was aware that it would bring a set of obstacles I didn’t find particularly attractive. Also, I’m not a great performer! For a while, I thought I would do something in landscape gardening. But it was always fashion for me. Stella McCartney Read Quote
When I first started, it was a dirty word to say you made clothes for people to wear… I was a little ashamed of it. You didn’t always feel you were this amazing creative force. Stella McCartney Read Quote
I think my differences were, and my differences still are, that I don’t really approach fashion in a fashiony way. Stella McCartney Read Quote
I did have quite a different upbringing to a lot of my peers. We all have a sort of code that we get, especially as Beatles kids. It’s an unspoken sort of word of understanding. But I’m comfortable around a lot of different types of people. Stella McCartney Read Quote
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 boss; I’m not really allowed to cry at work. Stella McCartney Read Quote
To work on the competition wear for the Olympics is kind of insane. As a fashion designer, you don’t think to yourself, ‘I’m going to get the opportunity to work with athletes at that level at the Olympic Games.’ It really is such an incredible thing to have any kind of contact with as a designer. Stella McCartney Read Quote
I’ve got my organic veg patch and fruit; we’re very garden-obsessed, my husband and I. He designed a garden for me for Christmas, so beautiful! Alasdhair’s very good at the proportion and ground work, and I come in and do the planting and the color scheme. Stella McCartney Read Quote
When I was about seven, I remember spending a lot of time in my parents’ wardrobe trying on their bespoke suits. Stella McCartney Read Quote
It wasn’t easy navigating publicity when I started, because I grew up with ‘being famous,’ and I’m just not into it, and I guess defensiveness gets read into that. And I didn’t get an easy ride at the beginning. Stella McCartney Read Quote
