In the Press: Fashion Roundtable's Work to Secure PPE for Frontline Workers
Here’s a selection of recent articles about Fashion Roundtable’s involvement in securing masks and personal protective clothing (PPE) for frontline staff during the COVID-19 crisis.
DRAPERS
British manufacturers unite to help frontline workers
“British fashion manufacturers and designers have come together to produce masks and personal protective clothing (PPE) for frontline staff during the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Fashion Roundtable, the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Textiles and Fashion, this week brought together designers, manufacturers, the UK Cabinet, Whitehall Departments, policy leads, stakeholders and brands to create a solution pathway to the lack of PPE clothing for the NHS and wider public.”
DRAPERS
Your questions: Why can't I make NHS scrubs?
BRITISH VOGUE
Phoebe English On Spearheading Fashion’s Scrubs-Making Movement For The NHS
“Three women have become central to English’s movement. Kate Hills from Make It British – who has encouraged large-scale UK manufacturers to supply certified materials for PPE – plus Holly Fulton and Bethany Williams, who helped English form the Emergency Designer Network. With the support of Sibling’s Cozette McCreery and Fashion Roundtable’s Tamara Cincik, the trio of namesake brand owners has worked to mobilise small suppliers to donate fabrics and to fundraise money for other PPE essentials, such as durable threads. “We’re just a small group of fashion people trying to use all our contacts to help,” says a self-effacing English. “We don’t need to wait for slow overseas supply chains, we just need to get a dedicated UK network in place.”
BRITISH VOGUE
Bethany Williams On Mobilising Support For Homeless Mothers & NHS Workers Without Scrubs
“Williams is also mobilising help for the NHS along with Phoebe English and Holly Fulton, who formed the Emergency Designer Network. With the guidance of Kate Hills from Make It British – who has encouraged UK manufacturers to help supply materials for PPE (personal protective equipment) – and Fashion Roundtable’s Tamara Cincik – who has been instrumental working with parliament – the trio is finalising a DIY scrubs kit. Once the medical body has approved the patterns and fabrics, the designers will send the starter packs to young creatives to get sewing. “We have been flooded with offers,” says the designer, who last year received the Queen Elizabeth II Award for Positive Change.”