PETA activists have never shied away from making bold fashion statements, and our uninvited presence on catwalks around the globe has helped spark a new trend in the world of fashion. page: kindness. Nearly all of the top designers have cut fur from their lines thanks to PETA. This is why we continue to be at the center of fashion weeks around the world: raising awareness about the suffering of animals used in clothing and accessories and letting the public know that vegan material is suitable. Check out some of the most runway stops PETA has walked the runway at fashion week shows and more.
The time PETA stole the show at fashion shows around the world
Oscar de la Renta
Over 30 years ago, we launched our first nude protest during an Oscar de la Renta runway show in 1991. The eye-popping stunt that drew PETA supporters — tied up on the banner that says “We’d rather be naked than furry” — on the cover of New York Times style section.
PETA bold activists will disrupt more Oscar de la Renta fashion shows in the years to come. With our determination to end ethnocentrism, we never pass up an opportunity to let models, celebrities, designers, fashion media and the public know that animals have to endure fur. Finally, in 2021, Oscar de la Renta banned from fur.
Gisele Bündchen
After Gisele Bündchen became a model for Blackglama, PETA hit the catwalk at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2002 to encourage her to change her heart.
Years later, Bündchen told Vogue that the incident changed her life: “Suddenly it recognized me,” she said. “I was on the hamster wheel: I just went out there and be a good girl and did what my agent asked me to do. What do I know? Until that shock – it stopped me. They sent me all these videos. I was not aware of what was happening, and I was devastated. So I said, ‘Listen, I don’t do fur campaigns.’ It finally put me in the driver’s seat. ”
Valentine
“Fur Kills” and “Fur Is Dead!” are not the participants of the message of Valentino’s 2002 performance there may be expected to see, but they are all the messages they need to see. Finally, almost 20 years later, Valentino entered the modern era, declaring that it would hairless in 2022.
Versace
One PETA supporter and one PETA UK supporter rocked things at Versace’s 2002 concert as they took over the runway to protest the violence and cruelty of the fur trade.
In 2018, Donatella Versace decided to get rid of her hair from her family label’s collections: In an interview, the designer stated that she will not use real animal fur in any of her designs. “Fur? I get away with that,” she said. “I don’t want to kill animals for fashion. It just doesn’t feel right.”
Jean Paul Gaultier
One of the activists who stormed the runway at the Versace 2002 show made her runway rally a double feature, stopping at Program of Jean Paul Gaultier earlier in the day. Before being removed by security, she sent the crowd her anti-fur message:
In 2018, Gaultier announced live on French TV that he was banning fur from future collections, acknowledging that the way animals are killed for their fur was “totally blameworthy.” Reply, PETA UK note“Fur today dies just like the poor animals it is stolen from, and any designer who wasn’t observant enough to see that could hang up their needles right now.”
Julien Macdonald
The takeover of the runway for a Julien Macdonald show in 2003 left Macdonald with a lot to think about after activists holding ‘Killers’ signs were led off the runway.
Finally, in 2017, this designer for stars like Gigi Hadid and Jennifer Lopez sorry for using his fur, said, “As a young designer, I used a lot of fur and you know what, I think you probably shouldn’t try. … That’s my mistake. I’m young. I’m sorry. . . . You don’t have to kill animals to wear nice clothes.”
Burberry
In 2006, three PETA activists took over the runway at the Burberry fashion show in Milan. As Otis Ferry, son of British rocker Bryan Ferry, stepped onto the tarmac, protesters jumped from the crowd sitting on the catwalk, chanting, “Fur is dead” and holding signs that read ” Burberry: Fur Shame”.
After a decade of our campaigns, the iconic British brand fur and angora are forbidden in 2018.
Christian Lacroix
In one Christian Lacroix Program At Paris Fashion Week 2007, attendees saw how authentic the catchy tagline “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” was when a PETA supporter stripped off her clothes. , evade security and rush onto the catwalk with an anti-fur banner. . Here’s what amazed viewers saw at the event:
The brand was later declared bankrupt.
Kindness is always in style
The choice of designers to remove fur from the catwalk has saved many animals from being electrocuted, suffocated or killed for their fur in the fashion industry. Now that the fur industry is dead, our goal is to have all materials of animal origin, such as exotic wools, leathers and hides, off the fashion circuit. Question “Whose clothes are you wearing?” Just mention the designer and never make you wonder about your skin.
