Diane von Furstenberg Revamps The Hospital Gown
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Her Royal Fabulousness Princess Diane von Furstenberg. And how could we not be when, in addition to all the things tending to her kingdom entails, she finds time to design new and improved hospital gowns for cancer patients?
Newsweek reported this week that von Furstenberg has helped to revamp the staid, uncomfortable robes patients at the Cleveland Clinic used to wear. It’s a project that she’s been working on since she met the hospital’s CEO Toby Cosgrove at a conference in 2007.
Most designers feel the pressure to produce four (or five, or six) collections or beautiful clothes per year, so a garment three years in the making by one of fashion’s most storied designers has to be good. And by all accounts, it is:
The current model is a full-coverage, reversible design, incorporating the Cleveland Clinic’s diamond logo into von Furstenberg’s signature repetition pattern. Other changes include an elastic waistband, wrap-around closure, and a wide V-neck to accommodate chest monitoring and stethoscopes.
Most important … the gown is functional while preserving modesty: “Physicians can open the gown to expose the part they need to access without exposing the patient completely.”
No word yet on whether it will be made available outside Cleveland. But while it’s not the DVF gown we’d prefer to wear, we’re glad to see this designer’s talents shine in a place that can be dark and scary. Another prime example of fashion doing good.
[Coco Perez via Newsweek]
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