- Title: Stella McCartney marks Year of the Horse with equestrian Paris Fashion Week show
- Date: 4th March 2026
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 4, 2026) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GUESTS ARRIVING FOR STELLA MCCARTNEY FALL / WINTER 2026 SHOW VARIOUS OF BUSINESSMAN, ANTOINE ARNAULT, FINDING HIS SEAT AND POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH HIS WIFE, NATALIA VODIANOVA FRENCH ACTOR, CAMILLE RAZAT, POSING FOR PHOTO RAZAT GREETING OTHER GUESTS BRITISH ACTOR, HANNAH WADDINGHAM, POSING FOR
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- Keywords: Paris Fashion Week Paul McCartney Stella McCartney
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Fashion
- Reuters ID: LVA001082104032026RP1
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- Story Text:Stella McCartney, known for her commitment to animal rights and sustainability, put horses at the centre of her eponymous brand's Paris Fashion Week show set in a riding hall in Paris' Bois de Boulogne on Wednesday (March 4).
10 horses - five black and five white - charged in and began performing an intricate choreography, walking in circles and weaving around each other, before the first models emerged on an oval catwalk surrounding the sandy ring.
The winter 2026 collection continued the equestrian theme, with thigh-high riding boots, and suit trousers or jeans fashioned into stirrup pants and paired with bright preppy sweatshirts.
"There's a lot of new innovations in the show," McCartney told Reuters. "Everything's plant-based, vegan, so there are no animal glues, there's no dead animals.
"That's why I always like to sort of remind people and celebrate and bring animals into the conversation," she added, saying the show also honoured the Lunar New Year of the Horse.
Dresses and skirts covered in plastic-free sequins featured hip bustles, pleats and bows, while multicoloured crochet scarves provided a pop of colour to tailored suits.
Stella McCartney, founded 25 years ago, became fully independent once more last year after McCartney bought the minority stake held by LVMH back from the luxury group.
A few seats down from Stella's father, former Beatle Paul McCartney, LVMH heir Antoine Arnault was among the front row guests at the show, seated next to his wife, model Natalia Vodianova.
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