The brand also donated to an emergency fund for the French public hospital system.
, have pledged to donate money or create some of the necessary gear. The latest brand to assist with the production of protective gear is“Today we are mobilizing our workforce and our partners...to produce protective masks and blouses," says a statement from the brand, as reported by
on March 29. The luxury fashion brand announced in the statement that face masks and gowns will be produced in its workshops in France.has been rising, totaling to a little over 40,000, according to France 24. The publication also reported that Olivier Véra, the health minister of France, shared on March 28 that more than a billion face masks had been ordered to deal with the shortages.
Currently, only prototypes are being created within Chanel's workshops, as they must gain approval from French authorities before they can be mass-produced. In addition to working on PPE, Chanel has pledged to pay its French workers
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