Since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appeal last week on Twitter for the public’s help in providing supplies such as face masks to hospitals, more fashion designers and labels have risen to the occasion during the coronavirus pandemic.
The demand in hospitals for personal protective equipment (PPE) is growing, and hygiene supplies like hand sanitizer remain a hot commodity with grocery stores and online retailers such as Amazon selling out quickly.
Red carpet designers including Christian Siriano, Brandon Maxwell and Prada already saidthey are sewing masks and gowns as the outbreak spreads, with 54,000 cases in the U.S.