celebrity designers
Posted by Sara Zucker on December 1, 2009 12:30 PM
PETA members around the world rejoiced to hear that Stella McCartney would be collaborating with former Smiths frontman, Morrissey, on a collection of leather-free footwear.
‘I’m working with Morrissey on a line of leather-free shoes which I’m really excited about,’ Stella told theDaily Mail last week ‘we are still in the early stages but the shoes could be launched next year.’
The famously vegan singer gave the name Meat Is Murder to a classic 1985 Smiths album, and is known for banning any food that "used to have a face" from his tours. So passionate is Morrissey that, earlier this year, he threw a temper tantrum at the Coachella music festival and stormed offstage in disgust over the smell of cooking meat wafting from a nearby food cart. McCartney is equally as uncompromising, and has refused to employ leather in any designs since the creation of her fashion line 15 years ago.
Morrissey has a less consistent track record, having been caught wearing leather and suede. His favorite shoes were reportedly a pair of suede moccasins. "I find shoes difficult to be ethical about - one just can't seem to avoid leather. One is trapped, ultimately," he said.
Despite his past transgressions, I'm thinking that McCartney will straighten him out, if she plans on risking her good name for this brand extension. With all that she has accomplished this past year, she has her eyes on the taking-over-the-world prize.
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