Now, you can play a part in combating the coronavirus while enjoying fashion in the luxury of your home. You might wonder: “How?” Well, it’s actually very simple. All you have to do is to make a purchase.
In light of the current Covid-19 situation, a handful of local fashion brands will either donate part of their sales or supply medical essentials to several organisations to help combat this pandemic. Find out what these brands are below.
This story was first published on Her World’s May 2020 issue.
From Apr 3 to May 31, this womenswear RTW label will be giving 20 per cent of its proceeds made from the sales of all its items to The Courage Fund’s Covid-19 relief schemes. These schemes will help to financially support those who’ve contracted Covid-19, as well as their family members.
Shop at Silvia Teh at www.silviateh.com.
From May 5, womenswear brand Ying the Label will be donating five masks to caregivers and frontliners of Care for the Elderly Foundation (CEF), an organisation that provides home medical and home nursing services to elderly and low-income individuals in Singapore, with every purchase of its hand-painted silk “tweelys”.
Go to www.yingthelabel.com/product/steady-heart-tweely to show your support.
This 2-year old bespoke fashion label will donate $8 for every tote bag and bucket hat sold (priced at $20 each) and all of the sales of its reusable masks (two designs, pay as you like) to two organisations supporting foreign workers, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) and It’s Raining Raincoats, as well as Good Food For Community, a sub-division under social enterprise Society Staples that will provide and deliver food to the vulnerable.
Visit www.3eighth.co/covid-19-fundraiser.