美國時裝設計師協會執行長抓住伸展台抗議者後請假

記者Danielle KayeBy Danielle Kaye

紐約9月15日（路透社）—— 美國時裝設計師協會（Council of Fashion Designers of America）負責人週日在紐約時裝週一場伸展台秀上，以肢體方式制止動物權利倡議人士，事件在網路上和紐約市時尚界引發迴響後，已請假暫離職務。NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has taken leave from his role after physically restraining animal rights activists at a New York Fashion Week runway show on Sunday, an incident that reverberated online and throughout the city's fashion sector.

這個美國主要時尚產業同業組織的執行長史蒂文・科爾布（Steven Kolb），在H&M旗下COS的伸展台秀上抓住至少兩名抗議人士；當時他們正在抗議該品牌使用羊毛。路透社看到在網路廣泛流傳的影片顯示，他將一名倡議人士壓制在地，並用手摀住她的嘴。Steven Kolb, CEO of the leading U.S. fashion industry trade group, grabbed at least two activists at H&M-owned COS' runway show while they were protesting the brand's use of sheep's wool. He restrained one activist on the ground and covered her mouth with his hand, according to videos viewed by Reuters that circulated widely online.

科爾布週一發表聲明，就這起事件道歉。他表示自己將自願請假，並計畫與這場抗議背後的組織「善待動物組織」（People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals，PETA）會面。Kolb apologized for the incident in a statement on Monday. He said he was taking a voluntary leave from work and that he plans to meet with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, the group behind the protest.

科爾布在Instagram帳號的聲明中說：「以肢體方式制止他人沒有任何正當理由。保全本應處理這個情況，而我應該退後。」"There is no justification for physically restraining another person. Security should have handled the situation, and I should have stepped back," Kolb said in a statement on his Instagram account.

紐約時裝週主辦單位CFDA週二發布聲明表示，這個同業組織「非常嚴肅看待此事」，並證實科爾布正在休假，等待「全面審查」。CFDA, the organizer of New York Fashion Week, said in a statement on Tuesday that the trade group "takes this matter very seriously" and confirmed that Kolb is on leave pending a "full review."

PETA正敦促H&M和COS禁止在其系列服飾中使用羊毛，並在週日的聲明中補充說，科爾布的行為「顯示時尚界高層如何使用暴力，讓倡議動物權利的人噤聲」。PETA is urging H&M and COS to ban wool from their collections, adding in a statement on Sunday that Kolb's actions "show how top people in fashion use violence to silence people" advocating for animal rights.

H&M在聲明中表示，該公司只向獲認證農場採購動物來源纖維，並在可行時使用回收來源的纖維。In a statement, H&M said it only sources animal-derived fibers from certified farms and, where possible, from recycled sources.

H&M一名發言人在聲明中表示：「對於9月13日AW26大秀相關事件的發生，我們深感抱歉。我們尊重每個人表達自身觀點的權利，也相信每個人都應受到關懷與尊重。」"We are deeply sorry about the incident that occurred in connection with our AW26 show on 13 September," a spokesperson for H&M said in a statement. "We respect everyone’s right to express their views, and we believe everyone should be treated with care and respect."

（Danielle Kaye紐約報導，Helen Reid倫敦補充報導；Andrea Ricci與Rod Nickel編輯）(Reporting by Danielle Kaye in New York, Additional reporting by Helen Reid in London; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Rod Nickel)