Stella McCartney is surrounded by her four children – Bailey, Miller, Beckett, and Reiley – while posing for the cover of Vogue‘s January 2020 issue.
Here is what the 48-year-old fashion designer had to share with the mag:
On being environmentally conscious since childhood: “I was privileged. I grew up on an organic farm; I saw the seasons. My parents were vegetarians—they were change agents.”
On how she her practices have impacted other brands: “That’s not for me to say. That would be so unchic of us. But we are a kind of incubator. I have sympathy for how hard it is to shift the massive Titanic ship away from the iceberg. We’re a little agile sailboat, and we built the ship. And I think that’s easier than changing something that’s been going in one direction for so long.”
On how she sees her company’s role in the fashion industry: “I think that in a sense we’re a project. We’re trying to prove that this is a viable way to do business in our industry—and that you don’t have to sacrifice any style or any edginess or coolness in order to work this way. At the end of the day, we’re a fashion house trying to deliver on the promise of desirability… And I have to find the balance between this conversation of fashion and the conversation of consciousness—and they have to complement each other.”
On finding a balance between work and family: “You know what I was doing this weekend? I was riding my horse barefoot and bareback, with my daughter [Reiley]. It was about as good as it gets.”
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