Pivoting to PPE The fashion industry showed its resourcefulness by switching production to create PPE in support of the NHS and UK care homes during the first lockdown. Mulberry’s Somerset factory produced more than 17,000 gowns, while Derbyshire supplier David Nieper (above) created 40,000 garments. Reiss donated 6,000 metres of fabric in total to both the Emma Willis Style for Surgeons initiative, which was set up to produce scrubs for the NHS, and the Emergency Designer Network, which was established in April by emerging London-based designers Cozette McCreery, Holly Fulton, Bethany Williams and Phoebe English. Driving donations Many brands devised clever ways to raise funds to support both the NHS and charities supporting those impacted by the pandemic. Among them, Ted Baker launched the digital pop-up shop, Ted’s Bazaar, with all profits from the sale of merchandise (pictured above) going to charities including Magic Breakfast, which provides meals for school children in need and Blurt, which provides support for young people affected by depression.