Louis Vuitton has converted its ready-to-wear atelier in Paris into a workshop to produce medical clothing for workers on the frontline battling COVID-19.
The French fashion house announced that hospital gowns will be made and donated to medical staff at six Parisian hospitals.
The hospitals belong to ‘Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris’, also known as AP-HP, the largest hospital system in Europe.
Thousands of gowns made from AP-HP approved fabrics and patterns will be sewn by volunteers.
“We are proud to be able to help healthcare professionals at our level and put our know-how at the disposal of the Hôpitaux de Paris to create gowns for medical staff,” Louis Vuitton Chairman and CEO Michael Burke said.
“I would like to thank the artisans of our atelier who voluntarily participate in this civic act and who have been bravely applying themselves since this morning to equip healthcare workers in hospitals who are in need of gowns.”
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It comes after Louis Vuitton announced it had repurposed a number of ateliers across France to make thousands of non-surgical face masks also to be donated to medical workers.
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