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Activists Tackled and Silenced: Dramatic Scenes Captured at New York Fashion Week

Go Hui-gyeong

Published : Sep 15, 2026 8:44 AM

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The eyes of fashion people around the world were focused on the New York Fashion Week stage.

A commotion reportedly broke out during a fashion show by a global brand, so let us take a look.

The scene was the Fashion Week held in New York, USA.

As models were walking the runway, protesters suddenly rushed onto the stage.

They were animal rights activists.

Protesting against fashion using sheep's wool, they held up signs reading "Stop abusing sheep" and chanted slogans.

However, a man watching the fashion show suddenly rushed at the protesters and snatched their sign away.

It turned out to be Steven Kolb, the CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Kolb was even captured on camera physically subduing the protesters by knocking them to the floor.

The protesters were eventually dragged away by security guards, but they reported the incident to the police, claiming they suffered excessive physical restraint, foreshadowing a secondary dispute.

(Source: Instagram @fashionista_com, X @anotherhum94259, @OliLondonTV, @peta)