Stella McCartney Raises Awareness Of Sustainable Fashion

World leaders have been meeting to discuss plans to reduce climate change, but someone who has had a huge impact at the event is none other than a fashion designer.

Stella McCartney, who has had her own fashion house for the last two decades, talked about the importance of sustainable fashion at the COP26 climate change event, which is currently taking place in Glasgow.

Speaking with the New York Times’ fashion director and chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman, Glasgow Live reported her as saying: “The future of fashion looks bleak unless we step up.”

The designer, daughter of Paul McCartney, has created a reputation for her animal-friendly clothing line over the years, so it is no surprise she took to the stage to stand up against fast fashion.

McCartney added: “I’m a privileged fashion designer, the daughter of a person who has a platform. The future are the Gretas, the Vanessas, the people who have been on this stage before me. As consumers, we just need to not stand for it anymore.”

The designer made her comments as it was reported by the AFP that at least 39,000 tons of discarded fast fashion has been dumped in Chile’s famous landmark, the Atacama desert.

A huge amount of clothes is left there to avoid paying tariffs to remove them, according to the report.

Franklin Zepeda, founder of EcoFibra, which makes insulation panels out of abandoned clothes, was quoted as saying: “The problem is that the clothing is not biodegradable and has chemical products, so it is not accepted in the municipal landfills.”

Earlier this year, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs revealed plans to minimise textile waste and encourage the re-use and recycling of materials.

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