Tania Fares
Lebanese fashion writer and philanthropist
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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, Fares co-founded Fashion Trust U.S. alongside Laura Brown, Anne Crawford, Tan France, Samira Nasr and Karla Welch.[8][9]
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.[10]
She and Sarah Mower co-authored London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City (Phaidon, 2017: ISBN 978-0714873350).[11]
She and Krista Smith co-authored Fashion in LA (Phaidon 2019: ISBN 978-0714879246).[12]
Personal life
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]
