Royal College of Art fashion student Laura Kraup Frandsen has refused to present a physical collection at her graduate show as a protest against overconsumption in the climate crisis.
Instead of a final clothing collection, the MA Fashion Womenswear student staged a "die-in" demonstration at her degree show with the help of 20 Extinction Rebellion members dressed in their own clothes.
She hopes this will encourage people to support the movement's #BoycottFashion drive that asks consumers to sign a pledge to not buy any new clothes for a year.

"By creating a sharp visual contrast between 'dead' people lying on the floor and models walking over them, I wanted people to face the reality of what our consumer behaviour will lead to," Frandsen told Dezeen. "Asking the question: is fashion to die for""
Global fashion industry is hugely polluting
The designer believes that we need to come to terms with the crisis, in light of the climate emergency declared by the UK Parliament last month.
Following research into the environmental impact of the global fashion industry, she made the decision to not add more clothes to an already oversaturated market in protest at its waste.
According to UN Climate Change reporting, the fashion industry contributes to around 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, consuming more energy than the aviation and shipping industry combined.

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