By Stella McCartney
Personal Style | Oct 23, 2008
Stella McCartney began her own label on graduating from Central Saint Martin’s in 1995. Her signature style of sharp tailoring and sexy femininity was an immediate success. After only two collections she was appointed Creative Director of Chloe in 1997. In 2001 she launched her own fashion house in a joint venture with the Gucci Group showing in Paris. A lifelong vegetarian McCartney refuses to use any leather or fur in her designs. Her collections include women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, eyewear, fragrance and organic skincare.