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CFDA Boss Apologizes for Acting ‘Inappropriately’ Against Protesters at New York Fashion Week Show

Kolb said he acted inappropriately and should have left security to handle the interruption as PETA said activists will pursue criminal charges.

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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The head of American fashion’s leading trade association has apologized for reacting “inappropriately” after an altercation with animal rights protesters at a runway show.The CEO and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Steven Kolb, was filmed appearing to physically restrain two activists who interrupted a

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CFDA boss apologizes for acting ‘inappropriately’ against protesters at New York Fashion Week show

The CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America appeared to physically restrain activists who interrupted a COS runway show on Sunday.

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PETA Activists Plan to File Police Report Against CFDA CEO Steven Kolb, Seen Restraining Them During Cos’ Runway Show

PETA Activists claim they were assaulted during a protest over wool on the Cos runway.

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PETA Protesters Disrupt COS Runway Show at New York Fashion Week, Resulting in a Physical Altercation

Five protesters took audience members by surprise on Day 4 of NYFW.A protestor on the runway at the COS fashion show as a part of New York Fashion Week on September 13, 2026.Credit: Getty ImagesThe GistFive PETA protesters disrupted a live runway show at New York Fashion Week on September 13.The protesters crashed the COS Spring/Summer 2027 runway show, arguing that COS—and its parent company H&M Group—abuse sheep to make their wool.A physical a…

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InStyle broke the news in United States on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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