US fashion CEO resigns after physically restraining animal rights activists
Steven Kolb of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was filmed during an altercation at New York fashion week
TL;DR
- Steven Kolb, CEO of CFDA, resigned after physically intervening in a protest at New York fashion week.
- Two PETA activists were disrupted during a COS show, protesting the use of wool.
- Kolb was seen restraining and covering the mouths of the protesters.
- PETA stated the incident would not have occurred if H&M had addressed animal cruelty concerns.
- PETA also staged a similar protest during London fashion week.