Jane Fondais doubling-down on her commitment to raising awareness about the dangers of climate change.
While protesting on Nov. 1 on Capital Hill, the 81-year-old actress and activisttold the crowdthat she will no longer buy new clothes.
“You see this coat?” Fonda asked the crowd last Friday, pointing out the red jacket she has been arrested in four times. “I needed something red and I went out and found this coat on sale. This is the last article of clothing that I will ever buy.”
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(Later, Fonda toldNPRshe’s “not buying anymore clothes. Period.”)
TheGrace and Frankiestar chalked up her movement to reduce waste toGreta Thunberg, the Swedish 16-year-old climate change activist, who recently graced the cover ofTimeMagazine. “Greta has also made me think a lot about consumerism,” she told the crowd.
Fonda added that she grew up in a time when “consumerism didn’t have such a strangle-hold over” her. She continued: “So when I talk to people and say, ‘We don’t really need to keep shopping. We shouldn’t look to shopping for our identity. We don’t need more stuff,’ I have to walk the talk. So I’m not buying any more clothes.”
Fonda’s now-iconic red coat is the same one she has worn allfour timesshe has been arrested since early October duringFire Drill Fridays, an initiative to raise awareness about climate change.
Actors,Ted Danson,Catherine Keener and Rosanna Arquettehave been arrested alongside Fonda within the last month. As of Nov. 1, a representative from the United States Capitol Police told PEOPLE in a statement that 46 individuals were arrested at the protest and charged with Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.
In an interview withThe Washington Post, Fonda said, “It’ll be called ‘Fire Drill Friday.’ And we’re going to engage in civil disobedience and we’re going to get arrested every Friday.” And the actress has kept her promise, wearing her long red coat each time. The actress styled her jacket with tinted sunglasses and a taupe fedora.
Fonda’s coat is reminiscent the Speaker of the House,Nancy Pelosi’s,memorable Max Mara coatshe wore while visiting the White House last December. Pelosi’s blood-orange boule-shaped coat, which can be traced back to Max Mara’s Fall 2012 collection, gained so much attention, the brand re-issued it for 2019.
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London-based designerRene Macdonaldof the clothing labelLisou(Charlize Theron andGwyneth Paltroware both fans) told the outlet red is a “traffic-stopping color.”
“She’s protesting against something she feels passionate about, and her red coat reaffirms that,” Macdonald said. “She is more visible in red, so no one can miss her presence, and it makes her exude strength and glamour at the same time. Her coat says, ‘Don’t mess with me,’ and it also warns that she won’t tolerate being silenced for a cause that she believes in.”
source: people.com
