BROOKS BROTHERS RESPONDS

TO NATIONAL CALL FOR

ENHANCED

SUPPLIES FOR MEDICAL

PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS IN NEED

On March 30, 2020, Brooks Brothers announced its

response to the urgent call from the

White House

and other state and local leaders for PPE. Since that

time, its factories in

the USA have been hard at work

to ensure that our hand-sewn masks are available to



workers at the front lines.

Leading the way in innovation, when the need for

PPE was first announced,

Brooks Brothers

immediately partnered with a university highly

specialized in textile

development and production.

The resulting masks, made of a singly-ply nonwoven



material, provide as much as 95% filtration, making

them superior to cotton masks and

disposable

masks. Further, these quality masks may be

hand-washed and re-worn, and

they have high

breathability to minimize interior humidity when

worn for long periods

of time.

Brooks Brothers has been in contact with Federal

and State officials, task forces, several

major hospital

systems, and other municipalities and organizations,

including the U.S.

Navy, who are wearing these

masks today. As part of this effort, Brooks Brothers

has also

partnered with Stop the Spread, a coalition

of volunteer CEOs working in Washington,

D.C.,

and around the U.S. to catalyze actions and support

the government in response to

COVID-19. The

Company also established stringent guidelines for

sanitation and social

distancing on-site at all

facilities to protect employees. For more than 200

years,

Brooks Brothers has been at the forefront of

tackling some of the nation’s most critical

issues —

from its support of the Red Cross Society in 1898 to

crafting U.S. military

uniforms from the Civil War

through today. The Company proudly supports

numerous

national and local charities with a focus

on health and well-being.

“We consider this a duty, and part of our DNA at

Brooks Brothers,” said Claudio Del

Vecchio, Chief

Executive Officer. “These are challenging times that

are impacting us all.

We are deeply grateful to the

medical personnel at the front lines who are fighting

the

pandemic, and we are honored to do our part

and join our peers in retail to provide

protective

masks that our health-care system critically needs. I

also want to thank our

dedicated manufacturing employees who have returned to work at our

reopened

factories to make this possible.”

For organizations looking to order large

quantities, please contact us here.

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Individuals and smaller groups may purchase

masks directly HERE

Media Contact:

Arielle Patrick

Arielle.Patrick@edelman.com