The Limits of Luxury The ousting of Steven Kolb as CEO and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) serves as a high profile example of the fashion industry's ongoing struggles to balance profit with social responsibility.
Kolb's decision to step down after 20 years at the helm of the CFDA follows his involvement in an altercation with animal rights activists during New York fashion week.
Kolb attempted to restrain two Peta protesters who were attempting to disrupt an H&M show, behavior that was widely condemned by observers.