PETA's latest Fashion Week protest was more chaotic than usual At the COS runway show in New York, demonstrators clashed with CFDA president Steven Kolb

UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 15: Steven Kolb has been suspended from the CFDA following his altercation with two PETA activists during the COS show at New York Fashion Week. The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced that its president will be on leave while the organization conducts a "full review" of the incident. Kolb also published a personal statement on Instagram, explaining that he has decided to voluntarily step back from work and has sought professional help to ensure that a similar episode "never happens again." The CFDA president has also accepted PETA's invitation to meet with the organization and stated that he wishes to personally apologize to the two protesters. Meanwhile, Mason Melito, one of the activists involved in the altercation, told the New York Times that he intends to file a police report against Kolb.

Yesterday, Sunday September 13, during one of the many shows at New York Fashion Week, the runway served as the backdrop for a rather chaotic scene. PETA, the non-profit organization in support of animal rights that in recent years has stormed shows on multiple occasions with chants and protest signs, set its sights on COS, a brand belonging to the H&M group. The activists appeared on the runway waving placards against the brand's use of wool, which the protesters claim is sourced through practices that are cruel to animals.

This time, the activists' protest at Fashion Week was further inflamed by Steven Kolb, president and CEO of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), who was among the show's guests and decided to intervene personally. Kolb physically restrained the two protesters, a scene captured on multiple phones that is now making the rounds on social media, accompanied by comments and criticism directed at the CFDA president's "excessively violent" behavior.

Kolb has acknowledged that he reacted "inappropriately," while the CFDA reiterated that this type of disruption should be handled exclusively by designated security personnel. But PETA appears ready to take the head of American fashion to court: the organization has stated that it has filed a report with the police and is considering further legal action. COS and H&M have yet to comment on the incident.