Vegetarian Star

It’s no secret Liv Tyler has a love for all things Stella McCartney, especially the gorgeous, leather-free handbags the vegetarian designer carries.

Tyler once again made an appearance in style at a premiere for The Ledge as she carried McCartney’s oversized, vegan leather clutch at her side.

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“First it’s important for me to say I’m not perfect and that for me, it is about the principle. Sustainability is important, recycling is important. I think it is a mind-set: everyone can do really simple things to make a difference, every little bit counts and there is still a long way to go. My first job is to be a fashion designer — my first job is to make desirable, luxurious, beautiful clothing and accessories that women want to buy but I will always take the opportunity to use a beautiful organic fabric. I obviously don’t use any animal skins or furs in my collections which has a huge impact on the planet. About fifty million animals die for the sake of fashion ever year, which is extremely wasteful and significantly contributes to climate change as farming uses a lot of water, energy and land, devastate forests and pollutes oceans.”

—Stella McCartney to Fabsugar on her committment to the earth when creating clothing.

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Stella McCartney. Credit: This Dish Is Vegetarian.

The vegetarian and ethical designer Stella McCartney has redesigned her website, StellaMcCartney.com, with several features to make the shopper’s experience more personal.

Private Wardrobing: A personalized service where a representative contacts the buyer to discuss purchase opportunities, giving the convenience of a sales assistant in the comfort of your home.

Customers can also get a closer glimpse at Stella’s company philosophies, updates on the store and tips on an environmentally friendly lifestyle in sections like “Stella’s World”, “What’s News” and “Stories.”

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Stella McCartney thinks the fashion world is changing with the times.

Contact Music hints that there’s a demand for more ethical clothing and that other designers are catching onto what Stella discovered long ago–cruelty never looks cute.

“Stella McCartney thinks the fashion world is finally embracing ethical practices. The designer – who is a strict vegetarian and animal rights campaigner – has always used responsible production for her creations and now says everyone else is starting to follow suit.”

Stella said she hopes other designers are catching up and that she is constantly “learning all the time.”

One such example in Stella’s cruelty-free education is learning to design a shoe without leather that people (at least some people) can afford.

Stella had once said, “Our shoes are 70 percent more expensive to make because we don’t use conventional methods. When you’re not working with leather, you really have to think outside the box.”

What lessons will Stella take with her to create next season’s fashions?

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Stella McCartney has her fans and foes on this site. Many of you are not too happy that not all her clothing is completely vegan, and that’s understandable.

But she is trying to do good in an un-green Gucci world, so you have to give the daughter of a Beatle some credit.

One beef many folks might have with her designs is the fact they cost more than a hour of overtime or so at work. Affordability, says Stella, is often the price to pay for ethical fashion.

“Our shoes are 70 percent more expensive to make because we don’t use conventional methods,” she said of her Italian-made line. “When you’re not working with leather, you really have to think outside the box.”

When you consider cruelty-free, eco shoes like the Summer Rayne Oakes represented Zoe and Zac making their debut and Natalie Portman’s vegan shoe line extinguished by a bad economy, one has to wonder how much longer expensive, designer shoes will have their place in the ethical evolutionary history.

Stella may be forced to think outside the box again to create ways to design more affordable non-leather fashions.

via wwd.com

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