London Fashion Week urged to sashay away from polluting sequins
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Sequins add glamour to any outfit but eco-campaigners urged London Fashion Week, starting on Friday, to ditch the sparkling plastic discs as they pollute oceans for centuries. Some 250 designers will showcase their latest collections to trade buyers in the British capital – one of the world’s four big fashion weeks […]
Style to die for? London fashion week faces climate change spotlight
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The key trends for style-watchers coming out of Britain’s fashion week: sharp suits, voluminous coats, and global environmental destruction? Climate activists Extinction Rebellion disrupted the start of the glitzy event that opened on Friday by spilling fake blood outside the venue to highlight the environmental damage caused by fashion. Fashionistas pose for […]