Stella McCartney was born in 1971 and graduated
from Central Saint Martins in 1995. Her final year
collection was picked up by a number of large
retailers, including Browns and Bergdorf Goodman.
She landed a job as creative director at Cloé two
years later. In 2001 McCartney left Cloé and re-
launched her own line which was backed by the
Gucci Group. She opened her first store in New
York's meatpacking district in 2002 and her next in
London and LA in 2003. She is an animal rights
activist and refuses to use leather or fur in any of
her designs. Won Designer of the Year and Brand of
the Year at the 2012 British Fashion Awards in fall
2012. Outfitted the United Kingdom's Olympic
athletes in 2012. Received an OBE (Order of the
British Empire)
from Queen Elizabeth) in March 2013 for her
contributions to fashion. Father is Sir Paul
McCartney.