Elyse Platform
by Stella McCartney Sells animal materials
£695
The platform that made the case for luxury without leather, built on sustainably sourced wood with a plant-based upper. A landmark piece from a brand that stops short of the full standard.
Cruelty-free score: 45 of 100
What Stella McCartney publishes, scored point by point. Because the brand sells animal materials, this score cannot earn the Good badge; the foot of the page says why.
- Material composition published for every item in the range15/15
- Alternative materials named, with converter or mill identified10/10
- Written whole-range declaration: no animal material in any itemAwaiting the brand0/5
- Signed no-animal-testing declarationAwaiting the brand0/10
- Declaration extends to suppliers, components, dyes and adhesivesAwaiting the brand0/10
- Third-party vegan or test-free mark, confirmed in the issuer’s register0/10
- Supplier or factory list disclosed, publicly or under NDAAwaiting the brand0/10
- Material origin traceable to a named converter or mill8/8
- Claims substantiated, current and dated7/7
- Corroborating certifications held and current5/5
- Full audit cooperation, evidence supplied on requestAwaiting the brand0/10
Sustainability: 47 of 100
Assessed separately, on its own criteria. 70 earns the Sustainable badge. A strong environmental record never lifts a cruelty-free score, and a weak one never lowers it.
Materials
Certifications
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.
Sells animal materials
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 our animal-materials tag. This piece is animal-free.
This piece itself is animal-free, but buying it supports a brand that sells animal materials. Brands with this tag are listed after every brand that clears both gates, and cannot earn the Good badge. How the tag works