Michael Halpern’s Spring 2021 Collection Pays Tribute to Heroes of 2020
Michael Halpern’s Spring 2021 Collection Pays Tribute to Heroes of 2020: Frontline Workers
Chevonese is a health care assistant at Kare Plus Croydon.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Ghalia is an ob-gyn.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Michael Halpern is using fashion to send out an unequivocal message this season.
Rather than stage a show for London Fashion Week, Halpern decided to pay tribute to the frontline workers who have protected others from the pandemic and put their own health at risk in doing so. In a buoyant film that premiered on the British Fashion Council website on September 18, medical workers, care workers, and cleaners modeled Halpern’s unabashedly glamorous creations and, through interviews, revealed what life has looked like for them in recent months.
Arianna is a sister in the Intensive Therapy Unit of NHS and a senior staff nurse at Homerton Hospital.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Latifah is a train operator for Transport for London.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Aziza is a night bus station controller for Transport for London.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Sarah works in cleaning services at Homerton Hospital.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Odiri is a trains manager for Transport for London.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
Caroline is a volunteer organizer of PPE Manufacturing.Photo: Chris Sutton / Courtesy of Halpern
