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Tania Fares in 2018

Tania Fares is a Lebanese fashion writer and philanthropist based in London with homes in Lebanon and Los Angeles, United States.[1][2] She is founder and co-chair, with Sian Westerman, of BFC Fashion Trust, a charity supported by the British Fashion Council.[3][1][4] She is also co-chair, with Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, of Fashion Trust Arabia, which supports fashion designers in the MENA region.[5]

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.[5]

Writing

Fares is a frequent contributor to British Vogue.[6]

She and Sarah Mower co-authored London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City (Phaidon, 2017: ISBN 978-0714873350).[7]

She and Krista Smith co-authored Fashion in LA (Phaidon 2019: ISBN 978-0714879246).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Bagley, Christopher (3 January 2018). "Inside the Lebanon Home of Tania Fares, Fashion's Well-Traveled Power Broker". Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. 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. ^ "BFC Fashion Trust". British Fashion Council. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ Israel, Katrina (21 February 2018). "Meet the fairy godmothers of the fashion world". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "About Fashion Trust Arabia". Fashion Trust Arabia. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Tania Fares: News and Features". British Vogue. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "London Uprising: The rebirth of the UK's fashion hub". The Week Portfolio. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ 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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