Stella McCartney was born and raised in London and graduated from Central St Martins in 1995. A signature style of sharp tailoring, natural confidence and sexy femininity was immediately apparent in her first collection. In 1997 she was appointed Creative Director of Chloe in Paris and enjoyed great success. In 2001 she launched her own fashion house under her own name in a joint venture with Gucci and her first collection was shown in Paris in 2001. A lifelong vegetarian, Stella doesn't use leather or fur in any of her designs. Stella McCartney collections include women's ready to wear, accessories, eyewear fragrance and skincare. Her first perfume 'Stella' was successfully launched in September 2003. In 2006 'Stella in Two' a new interpretation of 'Stella' was introduced as a new way to customise fragrance, by splitting the notes of the original fragrance into the liquid peony and the solid amber perfume, which can either be worn alone or layered.
