Protesters walk the runway at the COACH Spring 2024 Ready To Wear Fashion Show.Photo:Giovanni Giannoni/WWD via Getty
Giovanni Giannoni/WWD via Getty
A group of protestors crashed theCoach Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear fashion showat New York Fashion Week on Thursday.
One of the protestors walked the runway during Thursday night’s show covered in body paint with the words “Coach Leather Kills” painted on her chest.
Speaking about the decision to protest the show, PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a press release: “Today’s conscientious consumers know that the future of fashion lies in innovative vegan materials, not in cows’ sliced-off skin.”
“PETA is shaking up Coach’s catwalk to drive home the message that leather belongs in the annals of history, not in designers’ current collections,” the statement added.
Coach did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“This season’s official New York Fashion Week schedule plays to this sentiment and will once again showcase the best of American fashion, both emerging and established," the statement added. “We’re excited to see the return of Ralph Lauren, Jonathan Cohen, and 3.1 Phillip Lim to the New York runway, adding to the week’s energy.”
source: people.com
