Luxury label Christian Dior has opened one of its workshops to help produce face masks for essential workers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
According to Reuters, masks and protective gear will be mass-produced in a plant in northern France. The factory in Redon was originally used to create clothing for their Baby Dior line but Dior’s other production sites are currently closed as reported on their official Twitter page:
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“The #BabyDior ateliers in Redon have been reopened as our petites mains have voluntarily undertaken to produce masks for those who are on the front line every day. For this immense gesture of solidarity and generosity, we say a sincere thank you.
#DiorStandsWithYou”The #BabyDior ateliers in Redon have been reopened as our petites mains have voluntarily undertaken to produce masks for those who are on the front line every day. For this immense gesture of solidarity and generosity, we say a sincere thank you.#DiorStandsWithYou pic.twitter.com/PDBBxDkOxw
— Dior (@Dior) March 31, 2020
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Dior reopened their Baby Dior atelier in Redon to produce masks. pic.twitter.com/hAmUo7VVCd
— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) March 31, 2020
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy is using their perfume factories to make hand sanitizer along with other cosmetic companies to help medical staff who are in the front lines. Burberry is also creating personal protective gowns along with designer Liu Wei who is creating windbreakers that are designed to combat the virus.
France is going into its third week of lockdown and is currently fighting to prevent the spread of the virus.