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BUSINESSLOW2h ago · Sep 19, 2026, 6:34 AM

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

South China Morning Post · north america

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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