Fashion weeks around the world have seen their share of protests over the years. Environmental and animal rights groups ranging from PETA to Greenpeace have used the events as a platform for their numerous causes. But London Fashion Week 66th edition was met with a whole another level of activism, as the bi-annual fashion event saw anti-leather,...
Sep 19, 2017
Anti-fur protesters stormed on stage with Michael Kors in New York on Wednesday, briefly disrupting a ticketed event at which the US fashion mogul discussed his career, dressing Melania Trump and shutting stores. "Michael Kors has blood on his hands," chanted the more than dozen protesters who marched through a darkened auditorium at the...
Jun 22, 2017
Attending a major, global fashion week and seeing the latest collections from the industry’s leading designers, which will undoubtedly set next season’s trends, has often been cited as one of the main goals for any fashion journalist/writer/editor. This Autumn/Winter 2017 season, I was able to able to tick that goal off my own bucket list as I...
Feb 27, 2017
British department store group Harvey Nichols is searching for an injunction from the High Court of England and Wales to restrict anti-fur campaigns occurring at its stores across the UK. The high street department store group is said to be making a formal application to the High Court of England and Wales in London to stop the recent anti-fur...
Nov 6, 2014