Tag: Coronavirus
The Slob-Chic Style of the Coronavirus Pandemic
With so many people homebound these past few months, indoors has become the new outdoors. It is where you exercise, digitally chat with friends, and, of course, work. But it is also still the indoors, where you sleep, eat, and putter. This can make for frequent wardrobe changes. Or you can give up and wear
Will antimicrobial fashion protect you from the coronavirus?
Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN With no end to the global pandemic in sight, fashion and sportswear brands have been quickly adapting their lines to include face masks decorated with logos and stylish patterns. While cloth masks made of traditional materials can help slow the spread of Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization, some
Coronavirus is the fashion industry’s wake-up call to change, eco-fashion campaigner Livia Firth warns
Ethical fashion campaigner Livia Firth says the coronavirus has sounded the alarm in the fashion industry that sweeping change is needed on its consequential environmental impacts. “The fashion industry has been talking for years about the need to change,” she told The Independent. “There have been conferences, panels, people talk and talk, and nothing happens.
Saint Laurent to skip Paris Fashion Week amid coronavirus pandemic
Saint Laurent will not take part any fashion fixtures for the remainder of the year, most notably Paris Fashion Week, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The French fashion house recently released a statement outlining its intention to put a hold on displaying collections throughout 2020. In the statement, the luxury fashion label said: “Conscious of
Giorgio Armani holds Milan fashion show in empty room amid coronavirus fears
Giorgio Armani held his runway show at Milan Fashion Week in an empty theatre amid coronavirus fears. On Sunday, Armani released a statement announcing that the fashion show, which was due to take place that afternoon in front of an audience, would be livestreamed instead. The statement outlined that this decision had been made in order
Coronavirus: Retailer Nordstrom sewing more than 100,000 masks for healthcare workers
Nordstrom is manufacturing 100,000 masks that will be distributed to healthcare workers looking after patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The American fashion retailer, which is based in Seattle, released a statement online outlining how it is playing its part throughout the Covid-19 outbreak. The company began its statement by saying “these are uncertain times”, stressing
Coronavirus: Prada donates six intensive care units to hospitals in Milan following increase in fatalities
Prada has become the latest luxury fashion label to join the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. On Monday, the Italian fashion house announced in a statement that the company’s co-CEOs Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada, and chairman Carlo Mazzi had personally donated six intensive care and resuscitation units to three hospitals in Milan. The hospitals