Stella McCartney
- Profession: Fashion Designer
- Place/Date of Birth: London, 13 September 2020
- Associated with: Sir Paul McCartney
Stella McCartney mum for third time - Jan 14 2008
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has given birth to her third child, it was reported.
The 36-year-old daughter of Sir Paul had a baby boy, Beckett Robert Lee Willis, in a London hospital on Tuesday morning, according to the Daily Mail website.
A spokesman for Ms McCartney said mother and baby were doing well.
Since marrying publisher Alasdhair Willis in 2003, the designer has given birth to another son, Miller Alasdhair James and a daughter, Bailey Linda Olwyn.
Animals rights group honours Stella - Dec 31 2007
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has been named Person of the Year by animal rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).
The daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul refuses to use fur or leather in her collections.
"Stella McCartney proves you can have a look that kills without killing," said Peta’s US senior vice-president Dan Mathews.
The 36-year-old was inspired to defend animal rights by her late mum, Linda.
Her campaigning includes challenging British Airways to remove leather seats from their first-class cabins, saying: "I consider sitting on a poor cow’s skin a throwback to earlier, harder times - not a luxury."
She has also narrated a harrowing video exposing allegedly cruel practices in fur farms. In 2007 she launched an anti-fur campaign in online world Second Life.
Last month she was named Designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards.
Stella launches new Adidas collection - Sept 22 2007
Stella McCartney was surrounded by friends and family as she launched her new spring/summer 2008 collection for Adidas.
Sir Paul, James and Mary McCartney attended the event at a West London sports centre, alongside a star-studded guest list which included Kate Moss, Courtney Love, Debbie Harry, Twiggy, Lily Cole, Mario Testino, Jackson Scott, Nathalie Press and Sam Taylor-Wood.
The party was based on crazy golf, and the hall was decked out with a putting green, park benches, a burger van and a hotdog stand.
Rather than strutting a catwalk, models in the collection made themselves at home in the installation - stretching, jogging and practising their swings.
Guests also got a chance to putt a few balls whilst drinking Snow Leopard Bagheera and vodka cocktails.
And keeping it in the family, guests ate food which was supplied by the company of Stella’s late mother, Linda.
Stella’s new range is pants - July 30 2007
Stella McCartney is set to build on her fashion empire by designing her own range of lingerie with manufacturer Bendon.
The 35-year-old already has her own fashion brand but has announced that her next move is into undies.
She said: "This is a natural progression for me. Lingerie is an obsession of mine, I have been inspired by it for many, many years and ever since my degree collection at St Martins, I have always used it in my work."
The lingerie collection will focus on "naturally sexy, confident and modern designs" and will be constructed from silks, organic cottons and georgette chiffons on soft shades of vintage pink, cream, blue and pearl grey.
Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Stella McCartney added: "This is a real partnership with Bendon and a unique opportunity for Stella McCartney to address her sensibility for lingerie."
The Stella McCartney lingerie collection will be available for market in August and will launch in high end department stores, speciality stores and Stella McCartney stores worldwide in January 2008.
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Unsurprisingly, the student show became front page news around the world and the entire collection was snapped up by London boutique Tokio. She launched her eponymous label the same year. Despite her new-found celebrity, McCartney had already served a long apprenticeship in fashion. At 15, she worked with Christian Lacroix on his first couture collection and later spent several years learning her craft on Savile Row. McCartney was appointed chief designer at the French couture house Chloë in March 1997. Succeeding Karl Lagerfeld in one of the most high profile posts in the industry, McCartney’s appointment was viewed by many as simply an astute publicity stunt on the part of Chloë’s owners, the Vendome group. However, her first collection for the house, shown in Paris in October 1997, quickly dispelled any doubts about her talent. Sensual and romantic, the collection teamed lacy petticoat skirts with fine tailoring and was hailed a triumph. Her delicate camisoles and Nineties updates of the Seventies trousersuit fast became the talk of the catwalk circuit.
The following season, Chloë execs proved that her efforts had not only raised the house’s profile, but had lifted its profits too. Following her mother’s death in April 1998, Stella took up her fight against the maltreatment of animals. A month later, during Fur Fashion Week, she teamed up with PeTA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - to release a video championing animal rights. In April 2000, she renewed her contract with Chloë, amid reports that she had turned down the offer of a position at rival house Gucci, because Gucci would have required her to work with leather. She may have torn up the grey carpets of her new office in Paris to make it of a parquet-floored home away from home; but, to Stella McCartney, there really is no place like it.
In fact, rather than move entirely from her beloved studio-flat in London’s W11, the Chloë designer has merely upgraded to a £695,000 white stucco, four-floor family house with a miniature roof terrace down the road. Her vibe is undeniably west London. Written in 2000
January 2008