Nepal-made clothing brands were enjoying a great run and then the pandemic hit

With no sales for months, and record low demands, Nepali clothing brands find themselves in an unfamiliar position.

When news of coronavirus first started appearing in early 2020, Sonam Dolkar Nepali, chief operating officer of Sonam Gears—a made-in-Nepal clothing brand, had no inkling that the disease would go on to negatively impact her business.