COVID-19’S FIRST FASHION VICTIM

What was supposed to be a momentous highlight quickly turned into a nightmare. When 27-year-old London-based society fixture Nga Nguyen was invited to her first Gucci show earlier this year, she was ecstatic. With her sister Nguyen Hong Nhung in tow, she flew into Milan on 18 February to catch the Italian brand’s fall/winter 2020 collection. A week later, the pair made another whirlwind trip to Paris—this time, to attend the Saint Laurent show. Another week passed before the horror›began.

At a routine medical check-up on a business trip to Europe, a mild cough led Nguyen to undergo a Covid-19 test. The