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PETA says it plans meeting with fashion executive who restrained protesters at NY Fashion Week
PETA will press Steven Kolb to end wool and animal skins use after video showed him restraining two protesters, and he has agreed to meet.
- On Sunday, Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb was filmed physically restraining two protesters during a runway show for Cos in New York, an incident that stunned the fashion world.
- Video shows Kolb covering the mouths of Andrija Barak and Mason Melito while restraining them with his arms and legs, as the two were among six employees present to disrupt the show.
- Moira Colley, senior director of media relations for PETA, said Tuesday the group initially planned to file a police report against Kolb but changed course after consulting with attorneys.
- Kolb has apologized for his actions and is taking a leave from his CFDA role pending an investigation, though he has agreed to meet with the organization.
- Advocates intend to show Kolb footage of sheep mistreatment to argue for ending wool use, hoping he will repeat his previous success in banning fur from runway shows.
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PETA says it plans meeting with fashion executive who restrained protesters at NY Fashion Week
A prominent animal rights group says it plans to meet with a top fashion trade executive who was filmed restraining two protesters at a New York runway show.
·New York, United States
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It happened on Sunday in New York, when activists were attacked by the CEO of the main category association
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“There is no justification for physically immobilizing another person,” the executive director wrote.
During a parade of the COS brand, owned by the H&M group, the executive director of the American Fashion Designers Council, Steve Kolb, was filmed violating activists of an animal welfare association, who was immediately suspended from his duties.
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