Stella McCartney Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

People work better when they are afforded to be themselves

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

I confess to being a frustrated musician.

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.

At times I make music, but in private.

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

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

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.

I don't plan massively in advance.

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

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

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.