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Tania Fares in 2015

Tania Fares is a Lebanese fashion writer based in London with homes in Lebanon and Los Angeles, United States.[1][2] In 2011, she founded and co-chaired, with Sian Westerman, the BFC Fashion Trust, a charity supported by the British Fashion Council.[1][3] In 2018, she co-founded Fashion Trust Arabia with her co-chair, Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, which supports fashion designers in the MENA region.[4][5][6] In 2021, she became a co-chair of the BFC Foundation alongside Narmina Marandi.[7] In 2022, Tania co-founded Fashion Trust U.S. alongside Laura Brown, Anne Crawford, Tan France, Samira Nasr and Karla Welch.[8]

Early life

Fares was born in Lebanon but grew up in Paris, where an uncle introduced her to the city's art and museums. She held an internship with Pierre Cardin.

Writing

Fares is a frequent contributor to British Vogue.[9]

She and Sarah Mower co-authored London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City (Phaidon, 2017: ISBN 978-0714873350).[10]

She and Krista Smith co-authored Fashion in LA (Phaidon 2019: ISBN 978-0714879246).[11]

Personal life

Fares resides in Los Angeles, Beirut, Paris, and London.[4] In Lebanon, she lives in a home in the mountains above Beirut, designed by Nabil Gholam.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bagley, Christopher (3 January 2018). "Inside the Lebanon Home of Tania Fares, Fashion's Well-Traveled Power Broker". W Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Westernoff, Natalie (16 November 2018). "Emirates Woman sits down with Fashion Trust legend Tania Fares". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ Israel, Katrina (21 February 2018). "Meet the fairy godmothers of the fashion world". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Spellings, Sarah (January 27, 2020). "An Ultimate Fashion Insider Explains Her Taste". The Cut. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Lebanese designers dominate inaugural Fashion Trust Arabia Prize". CNN. March 30, 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ Mower, Sarah (April 1, 2019). "Fashion Trust Arabia Spotlights the Visionary Fashion Voices of the Middle East and North Africa". Vogue. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ Theodosi, Natalie (April 29, 2021). "British Fashion Council Foundation Brings On Co-chairs, Ramps Up Fundraising". WWD. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  8. ^ Lockwood, Lisa (February 24, 2022). "The Fashion Trust U.S. Assembles Board of Directors". WWD. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Tania Fares: News and Features". British Vogue. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "London Uprising: The rebirth of the UK's fashion hub". The Week Portfolio. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ Stenson, Alice May (17 October 2019). "Fashion in LA: a manifesto of vivid California dreaming". Shift London. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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