Stella McCartney Quotes & Sayings

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

Losing my mum. That was a punch-me moment. — Stella McCartney

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

It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

I wanted to feel good about the way I looked. I didn't understand why style had to be sacrificed for sports technology. I found when going to the gym women were wearing their own tees, without the technology. I started to think, does it make you run faster if you wear that terrible color or sweat less if you wear that horrible fabric? And I challenged it, and the answers were not there to why we were being given poor design work. It was something I wanted to bring to women's wardrobes. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

I think it's very wrong to have the mass murder, every single day, of millions of animals. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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

Being effortless is the coolest thing in the world — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

I'm incredibly sad that my mother's not here to see my kids and that my kids don't get to know her. And she didn't meet my husband. That's one of the hardest things. I don't even know how to put that into words. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

We always had our own vegetables growing up and now I'm doing it with my kids at our house in the country. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

When you find the person that you settle down with, I guess you mellow. They are taming you, aren't they? Or you're taming them. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

For me, women's ski wear has always been black and, again, not as feminine or sexy as I think it could look while still having the technology there. — Stella McCartney

My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand. — Stella McCartney

You want to be confident when you work out because it takes a lot to make you work out. So many women really enjoy it, but it's a hard thing and you have to make yourself do it most of the time. I think you want to feel that you look good to make you want to work out a little bit more. — Stella McCartney

As a designer, I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed; that's why I avoid all animal skins. — Stella McCartney

Most male painters have historically admired the female form. It's got a lot going for it. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

Strength on its own in a woman is quite abrasive and not terribly attractive all the time, — Stella McCartney

I confess to being a frustrated musician. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

If you try to create something people enjoy, and it happens to be made in a responsible way, then that's when you can really strike an incredible balance. — Stella McCartney

I feel like a different person since my mum passed away, like I'm driving a ship with my husband alongside me and we're leading these four children into unknown waters. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

I don't plan massively in advance. — Stella McCartney

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

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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

At times I make music, but in private. — Stella McCartney

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

People work better when they are afforded to be themselves — Stella McCartney

My mum taught me to have a soul. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

I run a lot. If I don't have time to go to the gym or don't have time to work out properly, I will go for a quick run. I think running is a great way to stay fit, and I really concentrate on fitting into a realistic urban lifestyle. — Stella McCartney

More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids. — Stella McCartney

I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

There's no excuse for fur in this day and age. — Stella McCartney

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

Whether you eat meat of not, you can be part of this decision to limit the meat industry destroying our planet's resources. — Stella McCartney

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. — Stella McCartney

It's one of my biggest internal struggles - the whole schooling system in London and the fact that my kids are going to a posh school. It freaks me out. — Stella McCartney

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

Now, get out there and kick ass! — Stella McCartney

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

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