Stella McCartney Luxury Fashion Award

[Calvin-hilfiger]

Best Animal-Friendly Luxury Fashion Award

Winner: Stella McCartney's Spring 2005 Collection

The daughter of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Stella McCartney made headlines of her own in 1995, when she graduated from London's Central St. Martin's College of Art & Design and startled the fashion world with her designs that combine sharp tailoring with humor and sexy femininity. McCartney has worked as chief designer at the French couture house Chloe and recently started her own label in the House of Gucci.

In addition to being a darling of the fashion industry (Stella won the 2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion and Music Designer of the Year Award), Stella is an angel for animals. She refuses to use any animal skins-fur or leather-in her designs, and her perfume is 100 percent cruelty-free. She opened her first store in New York in 2002, followed by two more stores in London and West Hollywood a year later. Stella continues to wow audiences with her collections, grabbing headlines and new legions of devotees!