British fashion designer Stella McCartney is showcasing plant-based alternatives to real feathers in her latest collection, as the animal-rights campaigner takes on the "barbaric" farming of birds for

"I've been having the conversation about not killing cows and goats and snakes or any living animal to be made into a shoe or handbag in my industry for over 30 years," McCartney told AFP after her show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday evening.

"But I realised not that long ago that feathers were a whole other barbaric part of the industry," she added.

Throughout her career

, the 51-year-old daughter of Beatles legend Paul McCartney has consistently pushed vegan animal-free alternatives to the industry's staples of leather and exotic skins.

Her solution to replacing feathers in Tues

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