Five PETA protesters disrupted a live runway show at New York Fashion Week on September 13, arguing that COS—and its parent company H&M Group—abuse sheep to make their wool. A physical altercation ...

Steven Kolb is leaving the CFDA following a viral confrontation with PETA protesters during New York Fashion Week.

The CEO and president of the group behind New York Fashion Week will take a voluntary leave of absence after he was caught on video tackling PETA protesters who disrupted a major runway show Sunday.

PETA protesters crashed a top Fashion Week show in Manhattan on Sunday — prompting the event’s CEO to tackle them in a wild caught-on-video scene that played out in front of an A-list crowd. At least ...

Update (September 14, 2026): This story has been updated with a statement from the board of the CFDA, and new quotes from Steven Kolb’s Instagram Story statement. At Sunday’s Cos show, protestors from ...

Three PETA activists interrupted H&M's London Fashion Week show on September 17, walking onto the runway at Kensington Olympia with signs reading "H&M: Wool is bloody cruel. Drop it!" before security ...

The animal welfare group has revived their runway-storming tactics from the naughts, now targeting the use of wool ...

Steven Kolb, chief executive officer and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, who was caught on video physically restraining PETA protesters during the Cos fashion show Sunday ...

Steven Kolb has resigned as chief executive officer and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, after being put on leave by the board of directors. "After 20 years leading the CFDA, ...

Steven Kolb steps down as CFDA CEO after a viral altercation with PETA protesters at NYFW, as similar wool protests disrupt London Fashion Week.

Fashion Executive Resigns Days After Restraining PETA Protesters at New York Runway Show NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced Friday ...