Bright summer for Stella McCartney

Published on Monday 5 October 2009 22:03

STELLA McCartney showed her credentials as a feel-good designer with a ready-to-wear collection of breezy summer clothes during Paris Fashion Week yesterday.

Her models showed off casual chic silk shantung suits, A-line denim skirts and off-the-shoulder dresses in primary colour prints.

McCartney said: "For summer, it's not about aggression or power, it's about being positive and being a real woman. For me those were real women coming down the runway."

The real women in the packed audience appeared to agree and gave McCartney a whoop of approval as she took a bow.

Her father, former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who shared his front row seat with companion Nancy Shevell and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, called the show "parfait" and gave it a thumbs up.

"I love everything she does. She's my baby," he told reporters, shouting over his 1967 hit She's Leaving Home.