The sisters have collaborated previously but not as often as one might imagine. Plus, whisky is always a man’s world so, for me, this was also an opportunity to be part of a new element of the storytelling: two mothers, two entrepreneurs, two daughters of . . . and we can be part of it.” Linda and Paul McCartney with their daughters Heather and Mary in 1971 Linda is pregnant with Stella © Paul McCartney/Photography by Linda McCartney The sisters on their pony in the garden at High Park Farm, Kintyre, watched by their father Paul, in 1977 © Paul McCartney/Photography by Linda McCartney I thought, this is so insular, refined and uses so few ingredients - there are parallels with how I work. “I have such incredible respect for historical and qualitative produce and The Macallan is like nothing I have seen before, because working in fashion things are not often treated and cared for in that way. “Well, we weren’t going to do shortbread and fudge!” says the 52-year-old designer. We wanted to celebrate craft and the hand Stella McCartney Stella was quickly persuaded by the lure of working with her sister, making a first foray into homeware and being given a creative carte blanche. It is the latest in a series of collaborative projects for the estate that have included Bentley Motors and James Bond films. I was out in nature, by the riverside and exploring the new distillery,” says Mary of The Macallan, which was founded in 1824 and is known for using distinctly small copper-pot stills and sherry-seasoned oak casks.ĭuring that visit, Ferràs began brewing the idea that fashion designer Stella and Mary might want to collaborate on a project to design a range of bar accessories. When Mary was invited to the Macallan estate by Jaume Ferràs, the brand’s global creative director, to shoot a portrait of Sir Peter Blake (who co-designed the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - and is Mary’s godfather) for a limited-edition release of its renowned single malt, she jumped at the chance to revisit the wild landscapes of her childhood. The ceramic flask with an apple leather sleeve, ceramic coaster and glass tumbler from the Together collection in collaboration with The Macallan, £10,000 for set © Sam Wright Stella (left) and Mary McCartney at Scarfes Bar in the Rosewood Hotel, London © Sam Wright The experience left an indelible impression and shaped a shared love of nature and horses that has continued to this day. The sisters, two years apart, would roam on horseback: embarking on camping expeditions, exploring the wild landscape and making up adventures. Mary, Stella, their brother James and half-sister Heather spent their formative years on the farm, first going there when their father, Paul McCartney, was in the midst of The Beatles’ split. Our relationship first bonded in Scotland and I said, ‘I think you should be here with me!’” “I could not stop FaceTiming Stella to show her even the tiniest blade of grass. When fine art and portrait photographer Mary McCartney first visited the Macallan estate on the river Spey in north-east Scotland in 2020, the peat and mineral smells, rare wildflowers and misty light transported her straight back to High Park Farm, her childhood home in Kintyre. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Īromas, objects and tastes operate as portals into a palimpsest of memories.
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