Paris show features wildlife costumes to emphasise the label’s planet-friendly ethos

The singer Janelle Monáe and actor Shailene Woodley were in the front row, but two rabbits, a fox, a horse, two cows and a crocodile stole the show. People in lifesize animal costumes, of the kind more usually seen at theme park parades than at Paris fashion week, joined models for the finale of Stella McCartney’s show, swinging their new-season handbags and posing for the cameras.

The optics were fun, but the message was serious – that there are animals on almost every catwalk, it’s just that they are usually dead. The half-moon shoulder bag carried jauntily by a brown cow here was made from a vegan alternative to leather, while other bags were created from second-life plastic.

With a renewed partnership between the fashion label and resale consigner The RealReal, McCartney is coaxing consumers into a circular economy.

The fashion designer says she doesn't "just chuck stuff into a washing machine because it's been worn."

She's had a busy September, having stormed the runways for top designers across the world, during fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris.

According to The Sun , the 45-year-old former Spice Girl's alleged actions led to fellow fashion designer Stella, 48, uninviting the Beckhams from a family soirée.

ALISON BOSHOFF: With parallel fashion careers and matching fortunes, and royal connections, you might imagine that Victoria Beckham and Stella McCartney have a lot in common.

The two co-stars crossed paths on Sunday at the Glastonbury Festival, where they were amongst the celebrity revellers at a wet and muddy Worthy Farm.

Taylor Swift, 29, couldn't resist stopping off at her friend Stella McCartney's workshop in West London, paying the fashion designer a visit on Wednesday morning.

British fashion designer Stella McCartney, who hails from Lambeth, London has been mocked for for suggesting Joaquin Phoenix was a 'winner' after he pledged to wear the same tux.

The designer, 48, posed for a fun selfie with Hollywood superstar Kate Hudson, 40, as they partied up a storm at the reception in Switzerland in a snap posted by makeup artist Gucci Westman.

Karlie Kloss, Kate Hudson, and Amy Schumer flaunted their fashionista flare at Stella McCartney's Stellabration in New York City on Monday.