Vivienne Westwood is a well-known fashion designer who has long been involved in environmental protection campaigns such as Save The Arctic and many others. Her profound sensitivity towards these issues and the rebellious spirit that defines her are the fundamental elements underpinning all of her revolutionary initiatives.

One of the most important battles the designer has been waging for some time is "Politicians are criminals": a campaign against governments that support fracking (hydraulic fracturing), the natural gas extraction technique that involves injecting chemical substances into the ground that are harmful to both people and the environment.

And just recently, upon learning that David Cameron had granted twenty-seven new licences for the use of this practice in the north of England, the designer immediately mobilised, leading a demonstration aboard a tank headed for the Witney Constituency Home, the British Prime Minister's residence.

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The protest against politicians who pay little heed to climate change continued during the presentation of her collection, Vivienne Westwood Red Label SS16, at London Fashion Week. The designer transformed the catwalk into a procession of protesters who walked it with their faces smeared in oil, as a symbol of the grave danger humanity is running by using hydraulic fracturing.

"The human race is facing mass extinction, which could occur before the end of this century," the designer declared; it has therefore become necessary to "stop the politicians responsible for climate change and war."

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