Tania Fares
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Westernoff, Natalie (16 November 2018). "Emirates Woman sits down with Fashion Trust legend Tania Fares". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Israel, Katrina (21 February 2018). "Meet the fairy godmothers of the fashion world". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b Spellings, Sarah (January 27, 2020). "An Ultimate Fashion Insider Explains Her Taste". The Cut. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Lebanese designers dominate inaugural Fashion Trust Arabia Prize". CNN. March 30, 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Theodosi, Natalie (April 29, 2021). "British Fashion Council Foundation Brings On Co-chairs, Ramps Up Fundraising". WWD. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Lockwood, Lisa (February 24, 2022). "The Fashion Trust U.S. Assembles Board of Directors". WWD. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Tania Fares: News and Features". British Vogue. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "London Uprising: The rebirth of the UK's fashion hub". The Week Portfolio. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Stenson, Alice May (17 October 2019). "Fashion in LA: a manifesto of vivid California dreaming". Shift London. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links[edit]
- "About Fashion Trust Arabia". Fashion Trust Arabia. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "BFC Fashion Trust". British Fashion Council. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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