How much is Stella McCartney worth?
| Net Worth: | $75 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Fashion Designer |
| Date of Birth: | September 13, 1971 (age 50) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
About Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney is one of the most well-known and prominent fashion designers in the world and is the daughter of Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney. At her graduation runway show, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, two seasoned supermodels, modeled Stella’s debut collection back in 1995. Stella McCartney won the Woman of the Year award from Glamour Magazine in 2009.
Here come The Beatles
The daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and his late wife, American photographer Linda McCartney, Stella Nina McCartney was born in London, England on September 13, 1971.
The dissolution of the Beatles and her father Paul’s intensive recording and touring with his new pop music group Wings, of which her mother Linda McCartney was a part, were significant events in Stella’s early years. Stella crossed the globe with her parents in Wings, together with her younger siblings James and Mary, older half-sister Heather, and.
According to Sir Paul McCartney, Stella’s difficult birth is whence the band Wings gets its name. Paul sat outside the operation room and prayed Stella would be born “on the wings of an angel.” while her mother Linda underwent a C-section.
After Wings as a group disbanded, Linda and Paul wanted their kids to experience nature, so they relocated them to an organic farm in the English countryside. “I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet Earth together.” Stella said to The Guardian in 2009.
Passion For Fashion
Never one to do anything half-heartedly, Stella McCartney made her mark on the London fashion industry in 1995 when supermodels Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss debuted her apparel line at her St. Martin’s College of Art and Design graduation. Following in Karl Lagerfeld‘s footsteps, Stella was named the Creative Director of the fashion label Chloe two years after graduating.
When Stella designed her first jacket at the age of thirteen, her distinctive aesthetic of precise tailoring and seductive femininity was immediately obvious. Stella McCartney honed her tailoring abilities at Edward Sexton, Paul McCartney’s personal Savile Row tailor, with the support of her father and Paul McCartney.
It was Stella McCartney’s graduation collection for St. Martin’s College that made her a household celebrity in the UK in 1995. For the fashion show “Stella May Day.” her father Paul composed a brand-new song. Most London daily newspapers featured it on the top page, and Tokio, an upscale London store, purchased the entire collection. After a few weeks, it was completely sold out, and US retailer Neiman Marcus was given the rights to the line.
In order to fill the hole left by Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion label Chloé chose Stella McCartney as their new Creative Director in 1997. Karl was reported as stating at the time, “Chloé ought to have chosen a famous name. They did, but not in clothing—in music. Hope she has the same talent as her father.” In her customary way, Stella demonstrated that she was more than up to the job by enjoying both commercial and critical success.
The 2000’s
In 2001, Stella received a partnership from the Gucci Group that enabled her to start her own clothing line, Stella McCartney. At Paris Fashion Week that year, Stella debuted designs under her own label. Today, there are 23 locations worldwide with Stella McCartney stores, including the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan, Mayfair in London, and West Hollywood in Los Angeles.
“In the Gucci Group, I have found a partner with the skills necessary to make this business a success. I have always wanted to start my own label and I feel ready for the challenge,” stated designer Stella McCartney about the deal with Gucci Group.
Everything from intimates to natural skincare is featured in the Stella McCartney line. There are 600 outlets carrying the Stella McCartney brand in more than 50 countries, ranging from upscale boutiques to department stores.
engaging Stella
It is hardly surprising that Stella would collaborate with musical icons Madonna and Annie Lennox to create their tour costumes given that she comes from a musically illustrious family.
Stella has created a sizable collection for global fashion powerhouse H&M. Launched in January 2005, the 40-piece men’s and women’s collection was totally sold out by November.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Stella McCartney,” H&M’s head of design, Margareta van den Bosch, said at the time. “Her designs are modern and cool yet classic and wearable. We have long admired her sense of tailoring and femininity.”
Stella was asked by Target in 2007 to create a limited edition 42-piece range that would be sold in all 100 shops in Australia as a result of the success of her collection at H&M. A tailored trench coat for $200 was offered in the new line along with a patterned silk scarf for $30.
She told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, “Mum was a big style icon for me, her natural sexiness and natural confidence,” “I wanted the collection for Target to reinterpret all the must-haves of Stella McCartney for winter and to make my designs more accessible to a wider audience in Australia.” the designer said.
Today
Along with Vivienne Westwood and Alexandra Shulman, Stella was included on the 2012 Telegraph’s list of the most influential women in Britain.
In an interview with British Vogue, Stella was quoted as saying “I suppose what I’m trying to do with my work is to make [the women who buy my clothes] feel just as important as they think… famous people are. Because they are!”
