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Stella McCartney’s partnership with The RealReal continues into 2019

Luxury second hand marketplace The RealReal has extended its partnership with Stella McCartney, in yet another move to promote sustainable fashion on the part of McCartney’s brand. Everyone who consigns a Stella McCartney item with The RealReal will receive 100 US dollars in store credit to shop at all Stella McCartney’s stores worldwide, or via...

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Fashion giants sign UN charter to fight climate change. Will it work?

Can the biggest players in the fashion industry unite to stop global warming? The United Nations thinks so. During a conference in Katowice, Poland, UN Climate Change has announced the launch of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a series of targets with the aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030 and achieve...

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Video: The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

Stella McCartney has spent her professional career spearheading environmental issues and making sustainability practices a business priority. Now, with a new fashion industry charter for climate action, she is hoping other fashion companies, big and small, will follow in her footsteps. Source: Business of Fashion, YouTube.

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Stella McCartney starts a UN charter for sustainable action

Stella McCartney is taking her mission for sustainable fashion to the next level. The British designer and pioneer for an eco-friendly stance within the industry will launch a fashion industry charter within the United Nations for climate action. This is to be launched on December 10 during climate talks in Katowice, Poland. McCartney’s aim with...

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Stella McCartney launches bridal following royal wedding

After designing a bridal gown for a royal wedding, Stella McCartney has decided to launch a full collection of bridal. Meghan Markle debuted the British designer’s first foray into bridal design in her second look at her wedding in May, and the simple yet stunning ivory silk crepe, high-necked and open-backed gown was well received by critics...

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Second hand fashion set to become a bigger market than luxury by 2022

Buying second hand clothes is nothing new, but the sector has been growing considerably thanks to the Internet. The second hand market generated 360 billion US dollars worldwide in 2017, according to fashion resale service Thredup, with online sales of second hand items growing 35 percent against just 8 percent for brick and mortar stores. By...

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Video: Stella McCartney's sustainable SS19 collection at PFW

Stella McCartney | Spring Summer 2019 Full Fashion Show Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Stella McCartney teams up with Fashion for Good

Stella McCartney is the latest fashion brand to join Fashion for Good, the global initiative to incentive innovations which can lead the fashion industry towards a circular model. “We are constantly exploring innovative ways to become more sustainable, joining Fashion for Good helps us on this journey. Together we can spark and scale the next...

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Stella McCartney teams with Sofia Vergara for lingerie campaign highlighting breast cancer awareness

Actress Sofia Vergara is lending her famous figure to Stella McCartney’s specially designed lingerie pieces for the designer’s annual breast cancer awareness month campaign. "I am proud to support @StellaMcCartney's annual #BreastCancerAwareness campaign wearing the 'Rose Romancing' lingerie set to remind and encourage everyone to get checked...

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Down with the plastic soup: fashion brands using recycled plastics

Last week, on the opening day of London Fashion Week, the network of nonprofit organizations Friends of the Earth urged fashion companies to do more to tackle plastic pollution, as the fashion industry is "a significant contribution" to the problem. Luckily, some brands are already manufacturing clothing, shoes and apparel from plastic waste....

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Timeline: Stella McCartney, in defense of sustainable fashion

English fashion designer Stella McCartney, daughter of former Beatles member Paul McCartney, is turning 47 today. She is one of the most influential voices in defense of sustainable fashion in the industry. To celebrate her birthday, FashionUnited invites you to look back at the highlights of McCartney’s career, from her debut at Chloé and her...

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Stan Smith goes vegetarian with Stella McCartney

British fashion designer Stella McCartney has recreated the iconic Adidas Stan Smith trainer by crafting it from vegetarian leather for the first time. McCartney, a lifelong vegetarian, doesn’t use any leather or fur in her designs, and has created the leather-free trainers from 100 percent recycled polyester, and restyled them with her portrait...