CFDA Chief Resigns Following Video of Restraint During NY Fashion Week Protest
TL;DR
Steven Kolb resigns as CFDA CEO after a video shows him restraining two PETA protesters during a COS show at New York Fashion Week; the CFDA board commends his two decades of leadership and says the organization is well positioned for the future, while PETA condemns the incident and continues protests, including at London Fashion Week.
- US fashion CEO resigns after physically restraining animal rights activists The Guardian
- Physical Altercation Breaks Out at N.Y.F.W. Runway Show Over PETA Protest The New York Times
- Fashion executive resigns days after restraining PETA protesters at New York runway show AP News
- CFDA CEO Steven Kolb resigns after tackling protesters at NYFW show Page Six
- ICYMI: CFDA CEO Steven Kolb Gets Physical With PETA Activists, Bob Mackie Dies at 87 & Fashionista's Spring 2027 NYFW Coverage fashionista.com
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