Extinction Rebellion staged a funeral march to close London Fashion Week. Dezeen spoke to organiser and activist Sara Arnold about the need to redefine creativity in the climate crisis, rather than making "more stuff".
Last week, climate activist group Extinction Rebellion staged a funeral procession from London's Trafalgar Square to 180 The Strand, London Fashion Week's central hub.
"We need creativity more than ever," Arnold explained to Dezeen in an interview during the protests. "But we definitely need to address what creativity means. And it doesn't mean to create more stuff."

The procession was part of a series of demonstrations calling for an end to the biannual fashion event.
"People have been told for so many years that their power is through their wallets and through consuming," she continued. "And they've tried it and it hasn't worked." Funeral for "the system that has got us here"
For two days, activists laid out red carpets of fake blood, staged die-ins and glued themselves to doors to highlight "the blood on the hands of the fashion industry".
A funeral procession ? or death march ? was then held on the final day of the fashion event, which ran from 13 to 17 September.

Protestors dressed in funeral attire complete with flowers and black veils carried two coffins, emblazoned with the words "Our Future" and "RIP LFW 1983-2019".
According to Arnold, the funeral procession ...