Tania Fares

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]

Tania Fares in 2018

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. 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. "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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