Stella McCartney Sees Fast Fashion as Environmental Threat

Fashion designer Stella McCartney called on business leaders and politicians to help the industry reduce its impact on the environment.

McCartney, whose luxury clothing label avoids material like leather due to its impact on land and water resources, said disposable apparel known as “fast fashion” is wrecking the planet. Her remarks, while sidestepping specific names, referred to companies that move trends from the catwalk to shop hangers as quickly as possible, including Asos Plc and Boohoo Group Plc.

“People wear, on average, fast fashion about three times before it’s thrown away,” McCartney said at an event in Bloomberg’s European headquarters ...