Stella McCartney tells fashion industry to 'wake up' after deal with fashion's richest man

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'The world is crying out for change and it is our responsibility to act now,' says the British designer.

He accused the Swedish teenager of"surrendering to total catastrophism" over climate change and depressing young people."She doesn't offer anything other than criticism," he told reporters in Paris after the event, where McCartney also spoke.

Last week Kering — which owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Alexander McQueen — said it had gone carbon neutral and would half the greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain within 5 years. To the sound of Donna's Summer's"Love to Love You Baby", McCartney projected images of coupling pangolins, Artic foxes and other endangered species onto the Belle Epoque ceilings of the Opera Garnier in Paris.

Influential critic Godfrey Deeny of the Fashion Network said McCartney had a to walk a delicate diplomatic line"because within the LVMH empire are a series of giant brands — from Fendi to Louis Vuitton — who use exotic skins and furs."

 

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