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⬤ HIGH 19 Sep 2026, 06:34 UTC

New York fashion chief quits after physical clash with Peta activists goes viral

The long-time chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced he was stepping down, days after he was filmed physically restraining two protesters during an altercation at a New York runway show. “I am enormously proud of what we have built together and believe this is the right moment for both me and the organisation to begin a new chapter,” Steven Kolb said in a statement on Friday. Kolb is stepping down after two decades leading the council, which is known as...
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