'Paying interns is so in this year,' say protesters at London Fashion Week

By Libby Page. As London Fashion Week kicks off, students take a stand against the use of unpaid interns in the fashion industry. It wasn't just the bizarre outfits that attracted curious stares at London Fashion Week on Friday morning. A banner flung out of the window of Somerset House, overlooking the catwalk tents and fashion week crowds, declared: "Paying interns is so in this year."
But is it?
Students from King's College London (KCL) and the campaign group Intern Aware were raising awareness about the continued use of unpaid interns in the fashion industry. More...