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Petit Pli expands face mask production following Sustainable Innovation Fund grant

Petit Pli, the award-winning material technology company renowned for its children’s “clothes that grow” has expanded the production of its one-size-fits-all antiviral face mask ‘Msk’ with support from Innovate UK. The London-based business has expanded its manufacturing to produce over 10,000 masks from recycled plastic bottles for its patented...

Retail

UK shoppers urged to respect new mandatory face masks

UK shoppers have been asked to “respect” new rules on mandatory face masks in shops in England following the emergence of Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant. The British Retail Consortium said “customers are asked to respect the rules and be considerate to their fellow shoppers and to hard-working shop staff.” Whether policing is necessary to...

Retail

Union Usdaw criticises government face mask policy

Retail trade union Usdaw said that it is “deeply disappointed” by the Government scrapping important Covid safety legislation for retail in England from July 19, including face mask-wearing and social distancing. The Government states that it “expects and recommends” in shops and crowded places such as public transport for shoppers to wear a...

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Westminster Menswear Archive to stage exhibition on face coverings

Westminster Menswear Archive at the University of Westminster has announced a new exhibition revealing how face coverings have evolved in response to Covid-19 over the last 12 months. ‘Undercover – From Necessity to Luxury: The Evolution of Face Coverings during Covid-19’, opens on May 11, one year on from when the UK government first advised...

Fashion

Christian Siriano to receive funding to produce PPE

American fashion designer Christian Siriano will receive 352,590 US dollars in funding from the state of New York to continue to produce “needed supplies to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic”. The announcement was made by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who said that 12 New York companies will receive support from the State to produce...

Fashion

Hush launches face masks to support NHS Covid-19 appeal

Womenswear brand Hush has launched a collection of face masks in partnership with NHS Charities Together, which will provide funds for its Covid-19 appeal. There are two face masks in the collection, featuring classic Hush prints, a leopard print and a black and white start print, each made from 100 percent cotton. The mask are double-layered,...

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MaskClub launches in the UK following success in the US

MaskClub, a new company from Trevco, one of the top licensees in the world is producing double-ply face masks, hand-printed, handmade and hand-sewn in Europe featuring designs from brands like Warner Bros., Care Bears and Sesame Street. The launch in the UK follows success in the US where the brand has had more than 1 million visitors to the...

Fashion

Lithuanian capital hosts ‘Mask Fashion Week’

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius is hosting an unconventional fashion week to encourage citizens to be creative with the now mandatory face masks amid Covid-19. The ‘Mask Fashion Week’, which will take place from May 4 to 10, invites Vilnius residents to drive or walk along a prepared route of twenty-one billboards featuring photographs of men, women...