The spectacle at London fashion week is usually reserved for the catwalks, but this season protesters have caused chaos outside show venues with large demonstrations against the use of fur staged by Surge, an activism organisation which describes itself as being “determined to create a world where compassion towards non-human animals is the norm.”

At Saturday evening’s Burberry show, crowds of demonstrators- whose chants could be heard from inside- were held back by police and attendees were escorted in and out of the venue by officers. The protests continued at the Versus Versace show on Sunday.

Ahead of London fashion week, editors and buyers had been advised by the British fashion council to avoid wearing “any kind of fur, real or fake”.