Stella McCartney on Her Fashion Philosophy: "My Job Is to Make Women Feel Sensual"

With 2015 the Year of the Squad, one could look at Stella McCartney’s Hollywood friendships as pure show. But the 44-year-old designer and daughter of rock royalty is as nonchalant as her aesthetic, wearing her own understated jackets and pants as a working mom of four kids with her husband of 13 years, British publisher Alasdhair Willis. Her long-term, loyal friendships with Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Liv Tyler, Kate Moss and Rihanna are not plastered on Instagram. “Stella is a real girlfriend; she’s not competitive in the girl area,” her friend and fellow designer Tom Ford, who’s known her for 15 years, has said. Gwyneth Paltrow has vouched, “When one of your best friends is a very successful artist and you love and admire her work, you want to support it at all costs.” Now the British fashion force, an avowed vegetarian (she’s a fan of West Hollywood vegan spot Crossroads) who uses no leather or fur in her designs (often embraced by Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and other vegan celebs), will be building on the trend started by Ford with his first L.A. show last February. McCartney is revealing her pre-fall collection — which usually shows in New York — at a yet-to-be-revealed Hollywood location, sure to be packed with her A-list supporters, on Jan. 12.