Christian Siriano Will Use His Fashion House To Sew Face Masks To Help With Shortage

By Greg Evans

By Ted Johnson

The singer reportedly passed away from COVID-19 complications

The Masked Singer is giving back amid the coronavirus pandemic and has donated masks to New York hospitals in the fight against the virus.

I first started thinking about feather fashion when I was 7 years old. My aunt wore a feathery midi skirt to a wedding and every time she stood up, she left a trail of plumage in her wake.

The Walt Disney Co., through its parks division, has donated more than 100,000 N95 masks for medical professionals in New York, California and Florida amid the coronavirus crisis, the company said Wednesday. In addition, Disney has donated more than150,000 rain ponchos to the humanitarian aid organization MedShare for distribution to hospitals, according to the parks' official blog.

Millions of Americans will be infected by the coronavirus and 100,000 to 200,000 will die, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday, as people in and around the country's outbreak epicenter of New York were urged to limit their travel to contain the scourge.

President Donald Trump boasted about his growing TV ratings on Sunday, while Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force warned that up to 200,000 Americans could die from COVID-19.

Since New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appeal last week on Twitter for the public’s help in providing supplies such as face masks to hospitals, more fashion designers and labels have risen to the occasion during the coronavirus pandemic.

Health officials recommend to wash hands for 20 seconds and to use hand sanitizers on the go to prevent catching the coronavirus that causes the respiratory infection COVID-19.As critical as frequent hand washing is, water can be rough on the skin which can cause hands to feel chapped and brittle.

Christian Siriano, Brandon Maxwell and Prada are among the growing number of fashion brands using their sewing skills to make masks and medical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic. New York now has more than16,000 cases of the coronavirus,and as medical demands rise, medical supplies have declined.

Bethenny Frankel is taking charge! The 49-year-old businesswoman is producing 1 million face masks for medical professionals as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and crucial supplies dwindle.

The coronavirus global pandemic has caused many problems for the U.S., and one of the biggest has been the shortage of face masks and other protective gear medical professionals and vulnerable people need to stay safe. Fashion designer Christian Siriano is stepping up with a solution to the problem: He and his team are making face masks.

New York production company American High is calling for volunteers to help assemble face masks for health care workers fighting coronavirus.

In response to a call from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for medical personal protective equipment (PPE), out fashion designer Christian Siriano will create free face masks to help protect people from the coronavirus.

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.

Christian Siriano — Photo: Rhododendrites / Wiki Commons