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A demonstrator interrupted the Fashion Awards 2025 on Monday when they ran on to red carpet to hold up a PETA sign.
The animal rights activists stood beside actress Wallis Day while she posed for photos ahead of the ceremony.
Global animal charity PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is demanding that the fashion industry stop using leather.
Signs read: ‘Leather is destroying the planet. Wear your own skin.’
The activist was swiftly taken away by security as celebrities continues to walk the red carpet for photographers.
PETA said: ‘Cows form friendships, grieve, and don’t want to be slaughtered yet the leather trade treats them like objects, and they may be skinned or dismembered while still conscious.’
A demonstrator interrupted the Fashion Awards 2025 on Monday when they ran on to red carpet to hold up a PETA sign
They added: ‘The industry also fuels climate destruction, water contamination, and land devastation.
‘Designers can choose innovative vegan leathers made from apples, grapes, mushrooms, pineapples, and more. Let’s leave animals and the planet in peace. Go leather-free.’
First held in 1989, the annual event was originally known as the British Fashion Awards until 2016, when the name changed to better reflect the global pool of talent being recognised.
First hosted at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, the awards have also been held at the Natural History Museum – four times – and three times at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
They returned to the Royal Albert Hall in 2016, and have stayed there ever since, becoming an annual hotspot for some of fashion’s biggest names.
From Princess Diana and the Spice Girls, to Vivienne Westwood and Karl Lagerfeld, the awards have welcomed some of the world’s most famous faces from fashion and beyond.
This year, the ceremony was hosted by actor Colman Domingo, who offered a nod to the awards’ UK heritage by dressing in Burberry for the red carpet.
Considered one of the biggest nights in the fashion calendar, the ceremony honours some of the most dazzling names and faces in the global fashion industry – celebrating household names and emerging designers.
The animal rights activists stood beside actress Wallis Day while she posed for photos ahead of the ceremony
Global animal charity PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is demanding that the fashion industry stop using leather
During the ceremony, Cate Blanchett took to the stage to present the British Womenswear Designer Of The Year Award to Sarah Burton.
Sarah, who famously designed the Princess Of Wales’ wedding dress in 2011, proudly accepted the honour.
Northern Irish fashion designer Jonathan Anderson scooped the biggest honour as he was crowned Designer of the Year. It was his third win.
The night also saw performances from Raye, who sang Where Is My Husband! and a cover of Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River, as well as Tems and the English National Ballet company.
