All in the name of saving the earth
to declare their intention to shut down London Fashion Week—which is set to take place in September. “We face an existential threat if we do not change course by 2020, yet meaningful action has not yet begun,” the statement reads. “Fashion is one of the most polluting industries and one of the most influential. Fashion should be a cultural signifier of our times, and yet it still adheres to an archaic system of seasonal fashion and relentless newness at a time of emergency.
The statement continued to explain that they have sent a letter to the British Fashion Council requesting that they cancel London Fashion Week and that, in its place, the industry plans a “People’s Assembly of industry professionals and designers as a platform to declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency,” the post reads.
Responding to Extinction Rebellion’s plans to protest LFW, Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council,“We are pleased that we live in a country where we have a right to protest peacefully, and believe that more than any other capital London has an opportunity to be a part of a cultural change around sustainable business practices that put creative product at their core.”
Since it doesn’t look like the British Fashion Council has any plans to cancel their semiannual fashion week, Extinction Rebellion is planning on delaying fashion week attendees from getting to shows on time, according to *Dazed*. They’re also planning a “funeral” to take place on September 17, aptly titled “London Fashion Week: Rest in Peace.”“We’re singling out LFW because they’re thought leaders, they’re cultural leaders, and for that they need to step up and alert people to this emergency.
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