Now face masks are officially encouraged and even mandated in some cities across the U.S. People are scrambling to find face cover to help protect them and others from the coronavirus. But with a shortage of masks, everything from denim to used summer dresses are getting transformed into face wraps. It’s no surprise, face masks we’ve been advised to wear outdoors have quickly been embraced and beautified by the fashion world.
Of course, this isn’t to trivialize the global pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic is not an excuse for a fashion show. However, as we lose our ability to communicate through smiles and visual cues with face masks. Then, we have to come up with alternative ways of making a first impression. Fashion has always been a platform for self-expression. Then, face masks are quickly becoming a part of our daily routine. Many of us are choosing to showcase our individual style through them.
Show individual style
Face cover also reflect our personalities and outlook on life. A man wear a stretchy mask that looks like the same performance material as his shorts. Several people wear masks in fun retro patterns, perhaps cut from outfits they found in the recesses of their closet. People who are trying to express how seriously they take public health might stick to face masks. But many people also wear masks covered in teddy bears, Hello Kitty, and other cute images perhaps as a way to reduce their anxiety. Others take the opposite approach, wearing masks that feature goth symbols like skeletons to emphasize the fear at the root of the pandemic.
Many brands produce masks
Local seamstresses, tailors and other textile-related small businesses are teaming up to sell face covers and also to donate to medical and grocery store workers. Larger brands including American Giant and T-Masks have completely shifted their factory production to create tens of thousands of masks. Initially, many of these makers sought to donate to healthcare workers on the frontlines whose hospitals were running critically low on personal protections. Then, when the CDC recommended that everyone wear face covers in public, making them became a way to keep their businesses afloat and their seamstresses working while funneling profits to healthcare workers, other essential workers, and homeless people.
Overall
The widespread wearing of face masks is not likely to go away anytime soon. Epidemiologists say that we should be prepared for future pandemics. Moreover, we are likely to face other catastrophes in the era of climate change such as fires that will require masks. Face masks may be the fashion for a long time to come.
