Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney, OBEis an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Paul McCartney and American musician, photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth13 September 1971
CityLondon, England
makeup men thinking
I think my mum was really very ahead of her time. She wore very little makeup. She really explored the way that she wore clothes in a very honest way. She wore a lot of vintage stuff and mixed it with bespoke men's tailoring and things like that. That was a huge influence on me, seeing a woman in the spotlight carry herself in that kind of way. But mostly, for me, it was just that she was an incredibly honest and sort of natural person.
funny-inspirational shoes soul
Someone from Manolo Blahnik went into my shop and said: 'These shoes are not vegetarian.' That's the highest compliment, because you just can't tell that they are, and they are. My mum taught me to have a soul.
attractive
Strength on its own in a woman is quite abrasive and not terribly attractive all the time,
clothes feel-good looks
I can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind of reflect that. They're meant to make you feel good.
hands skins needs
I don't use specific brands really. It's just that for my skin, I need as high an SPF factor as I can get my hands on. That's the only rule.
female going-for-it males
Most male painters have historically admired the female form. It's got a lot going for it.
meat-industry decision limits
Whether you eat meat of not, you can be part of this decision to limit the meat industry destroying our planet's resources.
spiritual thinking practice
I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice.
plans
I don't plan massively in advance.
soul taught mum
My mum taught me to have a soul.
singing world natural
For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that gift.
age
There's no excuse for fur in this day and age.
kids maybe overly paranoid
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 for as long as I can. I want to keep them innocent and free.
brands buy hopeful hopefully people
You have to be hopeful that people will be more educated in how they buy things, and hopefully more luxury brands will start to think that way on a longer-term basis.