While she may be better known for creating elegant wardrobe staples worn by the likes of Meghan Markle, Canadian creative Nina Kharey is now leading the future of design in a different direction with the launch of her PPE-focused company, Folds.
With the brand’s introduction yesterday (pre-orders are currently available with an official launch scheduled for February 3
rd), Kharey has pivoted part of her focus from her fashion label, Nonie, which she founded in 2008, to concentrate on providing innovative and stylish scrubs to medical professionals.
Shortly after the pandemic hit, Nonie began offering masks as part of its e-commerce offerings, with the brand’s local factory eventually making around 10,000 face coverings a week. To many, that sounds like a business doing its fair share to improve the lives of its community. Yet Kharey recalls thinking, “What more can we do?”