Sending 💕 to all healthcare workers on #WorldHealthDay. Thank you for all that you do 👏

What is it like to attend a gala on Zoom? ⁣ ⁣ The first discrepancy between a virtual gala and any given IRL social event was the promptness of its attendees: it had only been roughly 10 minutes past the official start time of “Zoomtopia,” the first virtual gala hosted by Larry and Toby Milstein last Thursday evening, and already some 100 people were logged on.⁣ ⁣ The Milstein siblings had rallied many of New York’s usual social crowd to gather on their computers for an evening of entertainment, cocktails and fund-raising, with the $25 suggested donation price benefiting the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the International Medical Corps (by the evening’s end, more than 200 people had “attended” and more than $20,000 raised).⁣ ⁣ Ty Sutherland played DJ, as participants were put on mute and bopped along from their quarantine shelters, be it Manhattan apartments or Long Island family homes. Attire ranged from a masquerade mask, a hot pink tulle dress, a gray top hat, a fuzzy robe worn over a dress shirt and the potato filter, for one shy attendee. AirPods were the night’s hottest accessory.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @leighen — #wwdeye #virtualgala #zoom

An online petition is calling on major fashion brands to pay their garment factories for the orders canceled or delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.⁣ ⁣ Remake, a nonprofit organization that strives to educate consumers on the fashion industry’s treatment of women and its environmental impact, launched the #PayUp petition on April 3 to spotlight how some of the world’s biggest fashion brands owe more than $3 billion to garment factories in countries such as Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Cambodia for upcoming orders.⁣ ⁣ The organization states that the companies withholding their payments has resulted in international garment workers being out of work with no severance, savings or access to health care. Remake also reports that an estimated 50 million garment workers will be impacted by COVID-19.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are starting a new charitable foundation.⁣ ⁣ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are launching a nonprofit organization called Archewell, which is their first joint venture since stepping down from their royal duties at the end of March.⁣ ⁣ The couple revealed to The Daily Telegraph that Archewell will offer services such as emotional support groups, a multimedia educational empire and a wellbeing web site. They also filed a number of trademark requests for Archewell to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 3 for goods and services such as apparel, educational materials, magazines, films, podcasts and a web site providing information on nutrition, health and mental health, among others.⁣ ⁣ The charity’s name comes partially from the couple’s 11-month-old son Archie and from the Greek word “arche,” which means “source of action.”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. Report: @laylailchi

Could masks become a permanent lifestyle accessory?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In many Asian countries, donning a mask before going outside is as routine as putting on a pair of shoes, widely considered a civic duty to protect others. And as the coronavirus threat continues, the West is catching up to the practice. ⁣⁣ ⁣ On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines, advising all Americans to wear masks when they leave their homes, to prevent spreading the coronavirus unknowingly. But apparel brands have already been preparing, producing face coverings for essential workers and, eventually, consumer use.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Face masks were an extreme fashion statement for some prior to the coronavirus outbreak. In January, pop star Billie Eilish donned a Gucci face mask with a full Gucci ensemble at the Grammy Awards. Future (and his daughter), Rihanna and Cardi B have also had red-carpet face mask moments. They have also been a mainstay for attendees at dusty music festivals.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ But they hadn’t been adopted for everyday use — yet.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “There’s been a stigma to wearing masks in our culture historically because we haven’t experienced a pandemic that has forced us to be introspective on how to deal with it,” said Natasha Fishman, executive vice president of marketing at Authenthic Brands Group, which owns Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx, both brands that are working on nonmedical PPE for essential workers fighting COVID-19. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “This is a pivotal moment that will force that decision. If it’s mandated from a federal or state standpoint, what does that mean for us as brand owners and retailers to accommodate? This will likely become an accessory that will be made available, maybe just as giveaways at first, and certainly for workers it’s a must-have. But for the rest of the public, not so far down the road, masks will be something that if we are smart, we’re going to wear them.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @boothmoore & Obi Anyanwu