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" We've all got to come together, and we've got to protect what's left of our ancient forests on this planet. "
Stella McCartney
Together
Protect
Got
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" I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice. "
Stella McCartney
Think
Deep
Down
" It wasn't easy navigating publicity when I started, because I grew up with 'being famous,' and I'm just not into it, and I guess defensiveness gets read into that. And I didn't get an easy ride at the beginning. "
Stella McCartney
Famous
Easy
Ride
" Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count. "
Stella McCartney
Make A Difference
Simple
Simple Things
" It's more expensive for me to make my shoes. I don't use animal-based glues or fish-based glues. So that costs me more. And, you know, like anything in life - mass marketing of anything - mass manufacturing of anything costs less. "
Stella McCartney
Marketing
Me
Life
" I grew up on an organic farm in England. And I was a vegetarian from an early age - not just for health, not for the environment - just because I didn't believe in killing animals to eat them. "
Stella McCartney
Age
Early
Believe
" What you wear in the evening is important for women because it's so personal, and it's so complicated to get it right. I like trousers for evening, especially when they have that width and attitude to them. "
Stella McCartney
Evening
Attitude
Important
" I love a pocket. I'm about helping women look as good as possible on the least amount of effort. I want versatility and comfort. Clothes that can go from the office to anywhere. We're always trying on samples at work. If none of us would wear it, chances are no one else will. "
Stella McCartney
Women
Work
Good
" 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
Try
Money
Life
" When I first started designing sportswear, I felt that women weren't represented in sports performance. I felt that men were dressed really well both technically and visually, and women were almost like an afterthought. "
Stella McCartney
Sports
Men
Dressed
" I ride my bike, I work out, I do a bit of, er, dancey things. "
Stella McCartney
Work
Things
Ride
" I don't plan massively in advance. "
Stella McCartney
Plan
Massively
Advance
" I was never drawn just into fashion. I was drawn into it because I am really interested in serving women and providing women with solutions, trying to figure out what we need and why we need that and why we wear stuff, how it makes us feel. That was always my starting point, you know. "
Stella McCartney
Know
You
Women
" I think the fact that my parents weren't conventional - especially considering their position - had a big influence on the way that I conduct myself now in design and business. It had a huge impact on my wanting to do something a bit more than just designing a pretty dress and putting it on a runway and making it glamorous. "
Stella McCartney
Dress
Business
Think
" I'm a woman designing for women, and there are so many layers to that. On the one hand, it brings an effortlessness, but it also means that I think and overthink every detail, whether it's physical or mental or even - in some sense - spiritual. "
Stella McCartney
Woman
Detail
Spiritual
" I never want to promote an ad that makes women feel bad about themselves, because when I was young, I never felt rich enough or fashionable enough or good enough. I felt talked down to by luxury fashion labels. There was a disconnect. They made me feel we weren't right for each other. "
Stella McCartney
Good
Rich
Women
" Obviously, we live in a society where ageing is feared. But, to me, the alternative to getting old isn't that great. I've got friends much older than me and much younger, and I love that. It means you get to teach as well as learn. "
Stella McCartney
Society
Me
Live
" I've had people say to me, 'You'll never sell handbags. You don't work with leather, and leather is luxury.' To me, it's the complete opposite: leather is everywhere - it's so cheap a material; it's so mass produced. Over 50 million animals a year are killed just for fashion. For me, it doesn't have a luxury element to it. "
Stella McCartney
You
Animals
People
" If people stop liking my clothes, I'll make a record. "
Stella McCartney
Make
People
Stop
" Modern fake fur looks so much like real fur that the moment it leaves the atelier, no one can tell it's not the real thing. And I've struggled with that. "
Stella McCartney
Looks
Real
Like
" There's no excuse for fur in this day and age. "
Stella McCartney
Age
No Excuse
Fur
" I can debate for weeks whether a trouser should sit on the waist, or a centimetre below, or on the hip, whether it should have a zip or a button, because I find personally that a detail like that can have a massive impact on how I carry myself that day. If I wear a slouchy jean, that will affect my posture and my whole manner. "
Stella McCartney
Sit
Day
Debate
" My fragrance is rose and amber, and I was just very specific. A lot of what I've done, at the stages I've done it, I've been a little naive, which brought with it a kind of charm. I did Stella a while ago. It's now a bit of a classic. "
Stella McCartney
Fragrance
Rose
Now
" 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
Thought
Strong
People
" From an early age, I was very interested in all things fashion... and the change from tomboy to ultrafeminine glamour in old films. There was a Doris Day film I loved: 'Calamity Jane.' "
Stella McCartney
Fashion
Loved
Early
" 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
Mellow
Settle
You
" 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
Animal
Season
Natural
" I did have quite a different upbringing to a lot of my peers. We all have a sort of code that we get, especially as Beatles kids. It's an unspoken sort of word of understanding. But I'm comfortable around a lot of different types of people. "
Stella McCartney
Word
Comfortable
Understanding
" 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
Everyday
Job
Trying
" 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
Life
Now
Good Life
" 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
Singing
Gift
Know