Tania Fares Explained

Tania Fares is a Lebanese fashion writer based in London with homes in Lebanon and Los Angeles, United States. In 2011, she founded and co-chaired, with Sian Westerman, the BFC Fashion Trust, a charity supported by the British Fashion Council. 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.[1] [2] In 2021, she became a co-chair of the BFC Foundation alongside Narmina Marandi.[3] In 2022, Tania co-founded Fashion Trust U.S. alongside Laura Brown, Anne Crawford, Tan France, Samira Nasr and Karla Welch.[4]

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.

She and Sarah Mower co-authored London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City (Phaidon, 2017:).

She and Krista Smith co-authored Fashion in LA (Phaidon 2019:).

Personal life

Fares resides in Los Angeles, Beirut, Paris, and London.[5] In Lebanon, she lives in a home in the mountains above Beirut, designed by Nabil Gholam.

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Notes and References

  1. News: March 30, 2019 . Lebanese designers dominate inaugural Fashion Trust Arabia Prize . . 8 October 2022.
  2. News: Mower . Sarah . April 1, 2019 . Fashion Trust Arabia Spotlights the Visionary Fashion Voices of the Middle East and North Africa . . 8 October 2022.
  3. News: Theodosi . Natalie . British Fashion Council Foundation Brings On Co-chairs, Ramps Up Fundraising . 9 October 2022 . . April 29, 2021.
  4. News: Lockwood . Lisa . The Fashion Trust U.S. Assembles Board of Directors . 9 October 2022 . . February 24, 2022.
  5. News: Spellings . Sarah . An Ultimate Fashion Insider Explains Her Taste . 8 October 2022 . . January 27, 2020.