Comments on: Stella McCartney: Sell out?

By: WOW !!!

WOW !!! — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:30:29 +0000

thank god! because that would be ashamed since she charges so much for her stuff. Do we know the type of manufacturing she uses in Italy for all her new bags?

By: Sweet pea

Sweet pea — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:30:47 +0000

Happily the Stella McCartney Patchwork Clutch is not real leather. Neiman Marcus has corrected their mistake. The item is now described as faux leather on their website.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml;jsessionid=XYWJ2EBBU22DMCQAAKJBABY?itemId=prod45640152&parentId=cat9270735&index=116&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000143cat9230740cat9270735

By: www.myspace.com/tfsdeth

www.myspace.com/tfsdeth — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:14:29 +0000

peta is a bunch of bullshit anyway. theyll never see that what their doing is a f**king waste of time.

By: Madeleine

Madeleine — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:49:47 +0000

I think it’s a mistake. NM once listed a Matt & Nat Montreal purse as “calfskin.” For those that don’t know, Matt & Nat is a vegan company.

Anyway, I’m vegan and recently bought Stella’s white “patent” Appaloosa. It’s gorgeous, nicely weighty and so well made. Well worth the price and I’m quite thrifty.

To the poster who said that leather is a “by-product” of meat. Actually, it isn’t. The animals killed for designer clothing aren’t the same as those you eat at McDonald’s.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:36:48 +0000

It is only a byproduct to people who eat meat. Many people like Stella for the fact that they can hold to their vegetarian lifestyle and in good conscience wear designer clothes. I don’t see how the two people that argue the byproduct angle don’t see that as obvious.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:19:37 +0000

leather is a bi-product. people eat beef. naturally there is a lot of cow hide leftover. it would be a sin NOT to use it. there is no difference between using part of an animal (people eating beef) or all of the animal (people eating beef and people wearing leather), because in either case, the cow is dead. get over it.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:43:00 +0000

I work in shoes and have a dear friend who works for Stella McCartney.I can assure you that not a single accessory is made with leather. I am sure that Neiman’s made the mistake.
Technically, it would be so easier to work with leather…

By: Kaytey

Kaytey — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:06 +0000

I am a vegetarian. I do not eat anything containing gelatin, or wear furs or leather. I love beautifully designed handbags. Stella McCartney has been my only go-to designer for this kind of thing, and if she were to turn full circle, I would be beyond disappointed. Really.
It’s hard to have principles that go against the grain of society. It’s even harder to do that and look good. Don’t abandon me, Stella!

By: Otter

Otter — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:43:05 +0000

My guess is that this is a typo. I cannot imagine a leather designer bag by Stella for $695. Has to be synthetic. Whoops on Neimans!

By: william

william — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:05:30 +0000

Though I can not give up leather, I cut back on animal products as much as possible. I know I could never fully commit to PETA’s ideas, but I think using less has a significant amount of impact.