Designer Profile: Stella McCartney

Here's another look at one of Rihanna's favourite designers and one who she can also call a friend - Stella McCartney.

Stella is not simply the daughter of one the world's legendary rock stars, Sir Paul McCartney, but she is also one of the top eco-friendly designers in the world.

At the age of thirteen McCartney began designing clothes for herself and in a few years would intern with couturier Christian Lacroix. She went on to study fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Stella's celebrity upbringing allowed her to snag models like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss for her graduation collection.

In just two short years, Stella succeeded fashon icon Karl Lagerfeld as the Creative Director of Chloé. She was so unknown in the fashion world that Karl expressed his doubts about the decision. However, she worked with the Paris fashion house for a few years and was quite successful.

In 2001 she created her own eponymous label based in Paris. Her late mother, Linda McCartney, was an animal rights activist and Stella has been a vegetarian her whole life. This greatly influenced her decision to make the line an eco-friendly one. Stella does not use leather or fur in her designs but prefers to use synthetic materials to achieve the same high fashion look.

Her most well-known clients include Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss and Cameron Diaz. Rihanna can regularly be seen in Stella's designs both on and off the red carpet. McCartney also had the honour of writing Rihanna's profile for TIME's 100 Most Influential People. For more information on Stella McCartney, please visit the official website.

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Rihanna's Ruffled Skirt

Rihanna was spotted in New York City wearing a black ruffle skirt by Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony and her favourite Jimmy Choo Blade ankle wrap sandals.

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Miu Miu And Alaia In NYC

Rihanna hung out with her mum yesterday in New York City. She wore black suede shoes by Azzedine Alaïa and carried an oversized clutch from Miu Miu's Fall 2011 collection. Every season Miu Miu creates a few handbags with this quilted style, which they call Matelassé.

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Instagram Chic: Alexander Wang

Rihanna shared a pic of her with her mother on Instagram. Ms. Fenty was decked out in all black everything but Rih opted for sweatpants and a trench coat-inpsired jacket from Alexander Wang's Spring/Summer 2010 collection and her favourite black heels by Manolo Blahnik. Over the years Rihanna has worn many pieces from that particular collection of Mr. Wang.

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L.A Battleship Premiere

Rihanna looked stunning in a white halter dress that she co-designed with Adam Selman at the LA premiere of Battleship. She accessorised the sexy dress with heels by Manolo Blahnik and Neil Lane jewelry.

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