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Stella McCartney Red tag
Animal-free piece. Stella McCartney also sells wool and silk (−50).
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Stella McCartney
1 piece assessed against the published standard.
Red tag: Stella McCartney sells wool and silk.
Stella McCartney has never used leather, fur, feathers or skins, and that deserves saying. The brand does use wool and silk, both of which our materials gate counts, so it carries a red tag. This piece is animal-free and takes the 50-point brand penalty only.
- Rubric, on published evidence45
- Stella McCartney sells animal-derived materials−50
- Animal-derived materials in the range itself−50
- Brand score−55
How the score breaks down
Materials evidence25/30
Animal-testing assurance0/30
Traceability & transparency15/25
Independent verification5/15
How we know
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The brand publishes its wool and silk sourcing openly, including responsible-wool and peace-silk programmes. We record that, and we still hold the line: our gate does not grade animal materials by how well the animal was treated.
Pieces we have rated
Questions people ask about Stella McCartney
- Is Stella McCartney vegan?
- No. Stella McCartney sells wool and silk, so its range is not vegan and it carries our red tag. Any animal-free pieces we list from it score 50 points below what the same evidence would earn from a brand that clears both gates.
- Does Stella McCartney test on animals?
- We found no evidence that it does. It has not yet given us a signed no-testing declaration, so we cannot confirm it either.
- What is Stella McCartney's Fashion Without Cruelty score?
- −55. The rubric gives it 45 of 100 for what it publishes, then 50 points come off for selling animal-derived materials and a further 50 for the materials themselves. Red scores always sit below zero.
- Can Stella McCartney earn the Good badge?
- Not while it sells animal-derived materials. A red brand cannot be verified, so no fee can change its score.
Think we have this wrong? Write to hello@fashionwithoutcruelty.co.uk with the evidence. We reply within ten working days and publish a correction where we were wrong. How we rate.