Our mission: To bring humanitarian services and funds to communities in need by engaging and emboldening the design industry.

2011

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Funded the construction of community centers and social and economic projects in the Tohoku region.

Continued...

2012

Tohoku Community Center

Funded the construction of the "Home for All" community center in Rikuzentakata designed by Toyo Ito.

Continued...

2013

Post-Sandy Restoration

Restored 6 firehouses in New York and Long Island after Sandy in partnership with Waves for Water.

Continued...

2012-2016

Support Tohoku Children

Invited 117 children affected by the Japan Earthquake to snowboard in partnership with CHILL.

Continued...

2014

Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines

The Fashion For the Philippines project was implemented in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines. 1,600 water filters delivered to 160,000 people in Philippines in partnership with W4W 

Continued...

2016

Nepal Relief

In response to the devastation in Nepal from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, we donated provided the fund for the relief work operated by W4W and Shikshya Foundation

Continued...

2020

Lebanon Relief

In response to the devastating explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, we funded relief works operated by Souk El Tayeb Farmers’ Market, Offre Joie, and Starch Foundation in addition to sending hundreds of PPEs and masks.⁠⠀

Continued...

2020-2021

Covid-19 Response & Aid

In addition to producing and donating more than 20,000 PPE gowns to facilities in need, we also provided PPE resources to people around the world.

Continued...

May 2022

Ukraine Support

Fashion Girls for Humanity granted funding for TRIPOLAR, a pop-up store in Paris introducing a bright mix of Ukrainian talents across fields of fashion design and the arts.

February 2023

Home for Humanity

Our new program Home for Humanity is set to provide self-help shelter design online hub for individuals who have been displaced due to conflicts, natural disasters, economic instability, and the effects of climate change. We offer a range of do-it-yourself shelter solutions that empower people to regain their self-sufficiency and dignity as they endeavor to rebuild their lives worldwide.

Home for Humanity

We launched the new online hub Home for Humanity to provide self-help shelter designs for individuals who have been displaced due to conflicts, natural disasters, economic instability, and the effects of climate change.

We offer a range of do-it-yourself shelter solutions that empower people to regain their self-sufficiency and dignity as they endeavor to rebuild their lives worldwide.

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Home for Humanity Open Platform

Free, downloadable shelter designs and plans

Home for Humanity: USA Tiny Home / Shelter Plans
Home for Humanity: USA Tiny Home / Shelter Plans

Home for Humanity: USA Tiny Home / Shelter Plans

$0.00

Covid-19 Response & Aid

PPE Production & Donation

We have raised over $250,000 towards our Gowns For Good Made In America initiative. We used our funding to support small businesses within the fashion and garment industries in the US that have pivoted their manufacturing to create PPE and in turn.

Open Platform

Free downloadable PPE designs, from sketches to factory production ready files.

(Inch) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions
(Inch) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions

(Inch) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions

$0.00

(Metric) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions
(Metric) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions

(Metric) Isolation Gown Pattern & Instructions

$0.00

Isolation Gown Paper Pattern
Isolation Gown Paper Pattern

Isolation Gown Paper Pattern

$15.00

Isolation Gown Precut Material Kits
Isolation Gown Precut Material Kits

Isolation Gown Precut Material Kits

From $20.00

(Spanish) Paquete de patrón de bata de aislamiento médico
(Spanish)  Paquete de patrón de bata de aislamiento médico

(Spanish) Paquete de patrón de bata de aislamiento médico

$0.00

DXF/PDF Isolation Gown pattern
DXF/PDF Isolation Gown pattern

DXF/PDF Isolation Gown pattern

$10.00

"Simple" Disposable Isolation Gown pattern with Size Grading

"Simple" Disposable Isolation Gown pattern with Size Grading

$0.00

Gown kit: belt, ties, elastics (no fabric)
Top (example) twill / grosgrain ribbon for belt; foldover elastics for neck; foldover elastics for cuffs, grosgrain ribbon to tie back

Gown kit: belt, ties, elastics (no fabric)

From $5.00

Face Mask with Filter Pocket & Elastics around Head
Face Mask with Filter Pocket & Elastics around Head

Face Mask with Filter Pocket & Elastics around Head

$0.00

Large N95 Mask Cover Mask
Large N95 Mask Cover Mask

Large N95 Mask Cover Mask

$0.00

Surgeon’s Scrub Cap Pattern
Surgeon’s Scrub Cap Pattern

Surgeon’s Scrub Cap Pattern

$0.00

Hooded Isolation Suit
Hooded Isolation Suit

Hooded Isolation Suit

$0.00

Olson Mask Pattern Created by Clayton Skousen & Rose Hedges
Olson Mask Pattern Created by Clayton Skousen & Rose Hedges

Olson Mask Pattern Created by Clayton Skousen & Rose Hedges

$0.00

Face Mask by Craft Passion x Pine and Needle
Face Mask by Craft Passion x Pine and Needle

Face Mask by Craft Passion x Pine and Needle

$0.00

Face Mask by The New York Times
Face Mask by The New York Times

Face Mask by The New York Times

$0.00

Disposable Surgical Mask by Kaas
Disposable Surgical Mask by Kaas

Disposable Surgical Mask by Kaas

$0.00

Face Shield Pattern
Face Shield Pattern

Face Shield Pattern

$0.00

Larger Face Mask by Praxis Outdoor
Larger Face Mask by Praxis Outdoor

Larger Face Mask by Praxis Outdoor

$0.00

Pleat Face Mask Pattern by Caroline S. La Porta
Pleat Face Mask Pattern by Caroline S. La Porta

Pleat Face Mask Pattern by Caroline S. La Porta

$0.00

Face Shield Pattern
Face Shield Pattern

Face Shield Pattern

$0.00

Collaborators' Stories

Kathy H.

Oregon

“I adapted it to use with "Tyvek" from Home Depot to make PPE for a local fire department. I finished making 20 gowns today”

"Here is a video that shows how to use your pattern to make PPE out of Tyvek."

Midcoast paramedics

Maine

Midcoast paramedics, EMTs brainstorm, sewed their own PPE, using shower curtains and socks.--PenBeyPilot

Carol R.

Idaho

“I used fitted bedsheets and curtains. You ladies are heroes and treasures.  I made 10 gowns this week and just delivered them to Family Medicine Residency of Idaho.”

Miles

Canada

"My wife and I used  3 bolts of fabric to produce 34 gowns for Inclusion Selkirk which is a local non-profit organization that works with group homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities."

Ranveer K.

Botswana

"I just wanted to thank you for developing this pattern, it is incredibly usefull. I have a fabric and sewing supplies store in Botswana and this is helping us provide technical support for people to sew these gowns. I will definitely mention your incredible contribution to the Government of Botswana."

"We are also using a new simpler pattern which reduces the number of steps/operations to construct the gowns and increases rate of production, making the gowns cheaper."

Mary M.

Montana > Idaho

Mary McRae made gowns and donated to Family Medicine Residency of Idaho. "Bringing communities together, and a way for those at home to help.....I Love the idea. Purpose and Hope."

Jonathan

Leicester, UK

“Baldev Billan, who is both a home care worker and also part-owner of Billan Garments Limited. The pictures show the washable FGFH gown.”

Undercover Quilters

Pennsylvania

"Thanks to your generosity in offering a free pattern, my quilt guild, Undercover Quilters in Brookhaven, Pa., was able to make isolation gowns for a local nursing home.  We supplied over 50 gowns in 7 days that we made using our home machines, donated sheets, our stashes of bias binding, elastic and thread.  The last 10 gowns are an extra large size that was requested for the larger staff members.  I was able to easily scale your pattern up to the wider body size, greater length and longer sleeve they needed."  Marise S.

Rebecca E.

Texas

"My brother is a dentist and asked me to make him some so he can wash. He is almost out of the paper ones. He ordered fabric and just got it in today."

Julie Fomenko

Asst. Professor, Texas A&M University

"I find mask making therapeutic - I'm a nurse educator no longer at the bedside so have been making them for my former students fighting on the frontline - have made and donated over 700 masks so far! It makes me feel like I'm doing something to help out!  Thank you!!!!"

Rashawan T.

Canada

"I modified it a bit around the arms and neck I also changed the position of the ties to come from inside the side seams instead of the edges and the top straps come from under the neck binding."

Angelique Julien

New York

founder|designertheTENnyc.com

"I made gowns from the MadebyUs kit. I have a straight stitch as well as a merrow machine- which worked well with the production. Depending on how long each one takes to assemble I may be able to take on more. I’m a pattern maker and sample maker by trade so am happy to be of help! "

Meet Our Volunteers

Meet our volunteers who play key roles at FGFH.

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