Many New York-based fashion editors are finishing up a hectic fashion month, having traveled to London, Milan and now at their final stop in Paris. But as they prepare to bid au revoir to Europe and head back Stateside next week, the question many are posing at the front rows of Parisian fashion shows is will they be allowed back at their desks due to coronavirus fears?
For now, the answer appears to be mixed, with several U.S. media companies adopting a hard line to contain the spread of the virus that began in China and has reached other parts of the world including Italy where many editors attended Milan Fashion Week. Other outlets have stressed that they are monitoring the situation closely and will adjust policies if guidelines change.
Among those taking the most precautions is Hearst Magazines, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire. President Troy Young sent out a company-wide memo earlier this week, informing staffers that anyone who’s been to China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea in the past 30 days is required to work from home for 14 days and “should return to work only if they’re symptom-free after that time.” For fashion editors, most
For now, the answer appears to be mixed, with several U.S. media companies adopting a hard line to contain the spread of the virus that began in China and has reached other parts of the world including Italy where many editors attended Milan Fashion Week. Other outlets have stressed that they are monitoring the situation closely and will adjust policies if guidelines change.
Among those taking the most precautions is Hearst Magazines, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire. President Troy Young sent out a company-wide memo earlier this week, informing staffers that anyone who’s been to China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea in the past 30 days is required to work from home for 14 days and “should return to work only if they’re symptom-free after that time.” For fashion editors, most
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