Stella McCartney Quotes

Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports performance; always trying to push that further and further and get the best technology they can. That takes time and has rigorous testing, it's very laborious, but it's also very rewarding. You get to work with fantastic athletes, and that's a fantastic thing that has nothing to do with my day job in ready-to-wear.

The really great thing about my shop is that there's not one dead animal in it. ... Manolo's got a load of fabric shoes as well! We use plastic, fabric, rubber- anything but leather. I almost feel like I've been put here to show everyone that it's unnecessary.

I didn't want to be thirtysomething and not know what I was going to do. I was quite afraid of that, there were quite a lot of aimless kids around, in that 'other' side of my life, who didn't really know what to do because they always had a bank balance to fall back on and they were quite lost.

I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

I think personal style starts from within because it´s a philosophy and an attitude. If you´re honest and true to yourself, you will have the best sense of personal style.

As a designer I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed. That's why I avoid all animal skins.

The really great thing about my shoe store is that there's not one dead animal in it.

We try to make earth-friendly decisions whenever we can, as it's part of our brand DNA.

There's nothing fashionable about a dead animal that has been cruelly killed just because some people think it looks cool to wear.

Now, get out there and kick ass!

Being effortless is the coolest thing in the world

Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being.

I am a fashion designer. I'm not an environmentalist. When I get up in the morning, number one I'm a mother and a wife, and number two I design clothes. So the main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.

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.

It's not about what it looks like in the studio or on the runway. It's what it looks like on a real person that matters.

I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet earth together.

The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.

The consumption of animals - whether you're wearing them or eating them - is extraordinarily damaging to the planet. There are over a billion animals killed a year for food, half of which don't even get eaten. And there's over 50 million animals killed just for fashion.

A little black dress is something to rely on. To fill you with confidence and ease. To have an attitude that is pure and effortless, yet sexy and classy.

It's incredibly important that if you have the dream of having your own house, you don't pretend to be something you're not. Ultimately, it's unsustainable and people will see through. You have to work; you can't expect your dreams to be handed to you on a plate.

Depending on the season, between 20 and 30 percent of my collections contain some sort of eco or sustainable element, whether it's a beautiful organic fabric or a natural dye. And obviously I don't use animal skins or fur of any kind.

I never wanted to make it too easy for people to sum me up.

People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live in the country with my horse and I'll get a nine-to-five; I don't need this.

Success financially is a measure of creative success, it is the same in all arts.

When you think of fashion photography, it's a dream. It's like we all want to be those women. We want to wear those dresses.

I was first drawn to active wear because I enjoy working out, and it's very important in this day in age. I really felt women were getting the tail end of the design in active wear; not getting the technology or design we deserved. It was reserved for men. We were getting the leftover work from the sports design houses.

Running is a huge category for us. To be able to run to work and have lightweight, breathable, windproof materials you can chuck in your bag that work on technical level but also on a lifestyle level are really important to me. I work out - and I think most people do - and I want to encourage women and inspire them in a way that fits in with their lifestyle.

Strength on its own in a woman is quite abrasive and not terribly attractive all the time.

I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that.

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

The main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.

People work better when they are afforded to be themselves

I literally have meetings at eight o'clock in the morning, and I finish at nine o'clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but I don't even have time to go shopping.

I get a real kick out of it, seeing people wear my designs.

I personally love sportswear, and love using it in high fashion.

If people stop liking my clothes, I'll make a record.

I loved all those Doris Day visuals of her being a tomboy and then changing into this gorgeous girl in a ballgown.

I used to get embarrassed about the fact I liked fashion. I still get a bit cringy.

I'm not offended or embarrassed by the fact that I design clothes for women to wear. So when I meet women who love my clothes, it's a really good, straightforward thing. It makes me feel like I'm doing my job right.

I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.

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.

You feel like everyone hates you if you've got a good life, now I feel maybe it's allowed because I've had my share of sadness.

My mum taught me to have a soul.

At the end of the day I separate things; my life is my life and my work is my work.

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.

I confess to being a frustrated musician.

I think it took me a little while to be true to myself as a designer, and in some ways I'm still trying to do that. I have to choose things that come naturally to me. Whenever I challenge something too much or try too hard, it never quite works out.

I ride my bike, I work out, I do a bit of, er, dancey things.

I'd rather people turn up than not. And of course I'd rather have people be enthusiastic.