--- title: Stella McCartney Features Animals in Vegetarian Statement description: Stella McCartney sent life-size animal figures down the runway in a striking and witty runway statement about her vegetarian ethics. canonical: https://time.com/5793822/stella-mccartney-animals-fashion-show-2020/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-03-02T19:46:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:20.521Z og:title: Stella McCartney Features Animals in Vegetarian Statement og:description: "We are the only luxury fashion house in the world that isn’t killing animals on the runway" og:url: https://time.com/5793822/stella-mccartney-animals-fashion-show-2020/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32cab04edcf5fc31/698a0ae7096a940dde6a7cb5/stella-mccartney-animals-runway-show-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Stella McCartney : Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stella McCartney Features Animals in Vegetarian Statement twitter:description: "We are the only luxury fashion house in the world that isn’t killing animals on the runway" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32cab04edcf5fc31/698a0ae7096a940dde6a7cb5/stella-mccartney-animals-runway-show-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stella McCartney Makes the Case that Animals Should Be Friends, Not Fashion > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Peter White/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A model dressed as cow walks the runway during the Stella McCartney as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on March 02, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images) Getty Images—2020 Peter White  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 2, 2020 7:46 PM UTC Paris fashion week took a walk on the wild side at the [Stella McCartney](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410%5F1893837%5F1893829,00.html) runway show this week where models walked alongside life-size animal figures, including rabbits, cows, a fox, a horse, and a crocodile. The animal appearances were a playful statement from McCartney, whose brand is [completely vegetarian](https://time.com/collection/guide-to-weight-loss/4346551/vegan-diet-vegetarian/), on the use of animal products in the fashion industry. “What we try to do here at Stella is to sugarcoat a powerful, meaningful message in a little bit of humour and fun, to make our point in a palatable and digestible way so that people listen,” said McCartney in a statement to [_The Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/mar/02/stella-mccartney-paris-fashion-week-goes-wild-animal-friendly-message). “These animals are the ingredients of everyone else’s fashion shows. We are the only luxury fashion house in the world that isn’t killing animals on the runway. I wanted to make that point, but in a joyous way.” To drive the point home, the models who were attired in the animal costumes, carried this season’s cruelty-free accessories as they walked in the show, including a vegan leather handbag and purses made of second-life plastic. The brand does not use animal leather, skin, feathers, or fur. 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