Extinction Rebellion Hold Funeral For London Fashion Week
Climate change activist group stage morbid funeral outside the LFW venue.
Fashion week attendees were left in shock after the environmental activist group, Extinction Rebellion, curated their own performance to mark the end of London Fashion Week. Their creative yet peaceful disruptions occurred throughout the week, from September 13th to 17th, including an eerie protest where activists covered themselves in fake blood and staged a pile of bodies on the floor, creating a bloody red carpet towards the entrance.
On the final day of the show, the group staged a funeral for the event, which traveled around the streets of the city. Beginning at Trafalgar Square, the activist group walked across London’s busiest areas to finish at 180 Strand, the main BFC venue which held the biggest shows of the week. During their journey, the group stopped outside high street retailer H&M, which is one of the largest contributors to the fast fashion industry, where Safia Minney, founder of fair trade clothing company People Tree, gave an empowering public speech.
During the movement, the group explained they were there to ‘commemorate the loss of life due to climate and ecological breakdown’. The funeral had protestors crowding around two black coffins, which were titled ‘LFW 1983-2019’ and ‘Our Future’. Speakers for the movement had called for an end to ‘wasteful production of clothes’ as fellow activists threw flowers over the coffins.
The fashion industry is slowly becoming more conscious of working in a more sustainable and eco-friendly manner, designers are beginning to see the bigger picture and work together to create a more ethical relationship between our climate and fashion. According to the Extinction Rebellion website, designers including Phoebe English and Patrick McDowell have been supporting the call for the transformation of the fashion system.
Brands such as Gucci and Burberry have made game changing moves over the past year, by being the first designer fashion houses to host carbon neutral shows. A huge step forward in the fight for change happened when Stockholm Fashion Week was canceled, in respect of the climate emergency. Protestors across the world are now fighting for more countries to do the same, which could be revolutionary for the industry as a whole.
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