For the Stella McCartney Resort 2021, the designer starts with pieces that were made with fabrics from many collections continuing on the path to sustainability—her determination to show that good-looking fashion can be made without cruelty to animals.

“In 2020, ‘reduce and focus’ is a mantra for me. I think that’s a really good point to be at in every corner of life now. I was thinking about paring back, reducing what we do in general as a brand even before the pandemic. We never throw materials away or burn them. We looked at our warehousing, saw what we’ve got in stock, repurposed and reused it,” McCartney said.

This collection is what Stella McCartney does best, designing timelessness and usefulness into her clothes—her tailoring, made of certified wool raised on a particular farm in New Zealand, going forward with science and technology, and being sexy—turning out short dresses, made of reappropriated lace.