Last Updated on 23rd September 2020

With climate change protests raging around the world, the designers at Paris Fashion Week took notice.

Stella McCartney began her show by leaving a note on the seat of every attendee.

“The world is crying out for change and it is our responsibility to act now,” the note read. “The younger generation are standing up and telling us that our house is on fire and that we need to respond like we are in a crisis because in fact, it is a crisis.”

Her collection was a blurring of the natural world with the functionality of the power suit. Hemp and sustainable raffia were debuted into her ever-expanding retinue of environmentally sound textiles.

While no names were attributed as her point of inspiration it was difficult not to draw a line to Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish environmental activist.

At its show, Dior also moved in step with the world. Models featured Greta Thunberg-esque plaits and wore a distinctly earth-flavoured selection. Maria Grazi Chiuri said that she wanted to create hemp clothing that was “not just about image but about action.”