Fashion’s #MeToo moment?
LOS ANGELES — Designer Stella McCartney is ready to see the #MeToo movement sweeping Hollywood make its way to the runways.
“It’s about time the fashion industry spoke up a little more,” McCartney said Tuesday at a Los Angeles concert event showcasing her autumn collection.
“We are nearly 80 per cent women in the company, but I also like men. So I’m a big believer in equality,” said the British designer, who wore black to support the sexual misconduct defence initiative Time’s Up.
Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Emma Roberts, Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn were on the starry guest list.
“She just gives me the pallet and I paint with it and tonight I’m red!” said Perry, wearing a ruffled, flowy frock.
It was a family affair, with Paul McCartney performing for the fashionable crowd.
The elder McCartney told reporters he was “super proud” of daughter Stella and joked that she got her sense of style from his former Beatles bandmate, Ringo Starr, who was also in attendance.
McCartney joined the band Muse onstage for Beatles hits like I Saw Her Standing There and Helter Skelter. Other performers included St. Vincent and Beck featuring the Compton Kidz Club choir.
Models were perched around the event space with faded denim, funky animal prints and cosy sweaters. A Time’s Up sign welcomed guests to Hollywood’s S.I.R. Studios.
Sheer French lace showed up on slinky pastel slip dresses, sleeves and tracksuits. Leopard print ran throughout and a cinched-waist jumpsuit mixed red chevron with stripes. The men’s line included preppy polo shirts and V-neck sweaters with patterned overcoats and relaxed track pants or jeans.