Stella McCartney Fall 2025: Work Hard, Play Hard
Harried workers — some in business suits, others in pin-striped flannel shirtdresses — answered phones, gossiped by the water cooler, made photocopies and looked longingly at the dance pole as elevator music trickled from the speakers.
Stella Corp. came to vivid, kinky life on the sixth floor of an office tower in Paris, desks strewn with binders, notebooks, coffee mugs and a cup holder full of nudie pens — and one sleek sex toy.
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Oh, that cheeky Stella McCartney! Her fall show was a hoot, with Natalia Vodianova leading the office parade in a gray, double-breasted coatdress paired with glossy thigh-high boots, suggesting she might throw off her computer glasses and release her tight ponytail at quitting time.
Her look set the tone for a show that pinged between McCartney’s signature oversized tailoring and draped jersey party dresses with ‘80s shoulders and ruching in various erogenous zones.
“Laptop to lapdance” was the conceit of the show, McCartney’s first since buying out her minority investor, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. (She continues to work with the group with the new title of global ambassador on sustainability.)
Backstage, she was mobbed by well-wishers, including Olivia Colman, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss, Tom Ford, Richard E. Grant, Jeff Koons and Ice Spice, sweat beading on her face when she finally turned to speak to the press.
“This is the first show I’ve done alone, other than when I left college,” she said. “And what I believe in very much as a female designer is you leave work and you party. The day-to-night thing is really important for my brand.
“I want to be women’s friends: I want them to rely on me, and I want them to wear that suit out to a club,” she continued.
There were casual Friday options, too, including slouchy jeans, mop-like tops and slogan Ts.
Just ahead of the finale, two guests leapt out of their swivel chairs, doffed their coats and started pole dancing.
“I just wanted to bring the sexy back,” McCartney shrugged, joking that she has her own personal pole at the office, plus one for the intern.
Turning serious for a moment, she remarked on how intense the industry has become. “We all work really, really, really hard. From when I started until now, it’s like wow, it’s a very different industry, and I wanted to celebrate how hard everyone works.” And how hard they should play.
Launch Gallery: Stella McCartney Fall 2025 Ready-To-Wear Collection
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