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Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney (born September 13, 1971 in London,
England) is a British fashion designer.
McCartney learned her trade at St Martins College of
Art & Design. She was almost instantly successful,
with her graduation collection being sported at the graduation
show by supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. The
show made front-page news, and the entire collection was
sold to Tokio, a London boutique.
In 1997 McCartney was appointed chief designer at Paris
fashion house Chloe, following in the footsteps of Karl
Lagerfeld. Her designs enjoyed considerable commercial
success. In 2001 she resigned from the house in order
to enter into an eponymous joint venture with the Gucci
Group. In 2003 she expanded her brand into perfume.
Stella is the daughter of former Beatle Paul McCartney
and vegetarian food entrepreneur Linda McCartney. Some
in the press have suggested that McCartney's meteoric
rise through the fashion industry was partly helped by
her having famous parents. In particular, it has been
suggested that Vendome, owners of the Chloe house, appointed
her as much for the wave of publicity the appointment
would generate as her talent. In recent times, however,
most commentators have said that she is entirely capable.
Indeed, Vogue magazine wrote that "her first collection
for the house Chloe, shown in Paris in October 1997, quickly
dispelled any doubts about her talent."
She is now married to Alistair Willis and on February
25, 2005 she gave birth to her first son Miller!
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