Over 20 activists dressed up as cavemen and cavewomen told Burberry exactly what they think about the company’s continued use of fur – “Only Cavepeople Wear Fur.”

Wielding clubs, bones, fake teeth and draped in animal skins donated by former fur-wearers, the PETA Europe supporters looked just the part in a demonstration outside Burberry’s Vanity Fair Exhibition for London Fashion Week today. They then moved on to Burberry’s Bond Street store and caused much chaos by clambering over the store windows, grunting and… well, acting like cavepeople really.

Thank you so much to everyone that took part. You looked amazing and now everyone knows about Burberry’s prehistoric fashion sense. Fur belongs on the backs of its rightful owners – the animals, not people.

See what British film legend Julie Christie is doing in this campaign.

I was lucky enough to sneak a peek at the best in ethical fashion yesterday at London Fashion Week, and I hereby report a surge in designer vegan shoes. As a shoe lover, I am so excited!

This week the special ethical section of the LFW exhibition, called ‘estethica’, is housing names such as Beyond Skin (amazing vegan shoes as worn by Natalie Portman – who incidentally is also launching her own designer vegan shoe range), Izzy Lane (Vegetarian Society approved shoes) and up-and-coming The Flying Cow (Italy’s equivalent of Beyond Skin).

To have such a great choice of cruelty-free shoes at the world famous London Fashion Week is indicative of a rise in compassionate consumerism. It also acknowledges the fact that animal-free footwear is, and always was, fashionable.

Why shouldn’t we buy leather goods? Leather is fur but without the hair, and millions of animals around the world are being slaughtered for their skins just so we can wear them on our feet. It’s cruel, and let’s be honest, leather smells like corpses. Synthetic and natural alternatives look great and don’t cost lives. Read on…