Climate change protesters to disrupt London Fashion Week

Climate change activists take part in an Extinction Rebellion protest with ÔswarmingÕ roadblocks outside a London Fashion Week event in central London, calling on the fashion industry to use its influence to help to create a sustainable world.

Climate change protestors are planning to “shut down” London Fashion Week (LFW) in a bid to raise awareness of the environmental damage caused by the fashion industry.

During the five-day event, which will take place in September and see some of the biggest names in British fashion showcase their latest collections, activism group Extinction Rebellion will assemble in large crowds to thwart stylish editors, models and buyers from attending runway shows.

The environmental activists, who brought major streets to a standstill in five UK cities earlier this month, have demanded that the British Fashion Council (BFC), which hosts the spectacle, cancel the event that is due to start on 13 September.

Ramón Salgado-Touzón, of Extinction Rebellion’s Fashion Action group, has specified that while the group plans to perform peaceful protests, activists are willing and prepared to be arrested.

“We are planning non-violent direct action civil disobedience,” Salgado-Touzón said.