Jane Fonda’s statement about not buying new clothes extends to her time on the stage as much as it concerns her private life.
The 82-year-old actress matched a grey pixie haircut, the first one for her so far, with a cardinal red gown that she used earlier in Cannes in 2014.
The red gown was declared by the star as “the last article of clothing I will ever buy,” her symbolic gesture to show her concern about climate change and to support the related protests.
Fonda is one of the most prominent and outright supporters of climate change protests.
She has been arrested a number of times in the capital of the United States for her Fire Drill Friday protests. The most recent protest she held was in L.A. the Friday before the Oscar ceremony.
Joaquin Phoenix, who talked on the issue in his Oscar-winning speech this Sunday was also a part of Fonda’s protest.
“This is the front line of the climate crisis here in California,” said Fonda in the protest in L.A. “And literally what happens here, can impact the rest of the country and the rest of the world.”
Fonda might not have been the only person to show concern for climate change at the Oscars but she definitely is the most vocal of all and is true to her commitment of consuming the least possible resources in order to help the planet.
The others who showed their support for the climate change cause were Kaitlyn Dever, who decided to use only eco-friendly fabrics; Elizabeth Banks, who re-wore an old gown from 2004; and Margot Robbie, who appeared in a vintage robe.
As of Fonda, two things about her were noted on the Oscar night.
She wore an old gown that she had already worn to Grace of Monaco premiere in Cannes and a set of Pomellato jewelry that she bought “because it only uses responsible, ethically harvested gold and sustainable diamonds.”
Fonda has been arrested in the same coat four times.
At the time of her fourth arrest in the same costume, she told the protesters: “You see this coat? 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. 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.”
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