Protective face masks - the most fashionable models

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

The world fashion industry has repeatedly experienced cases when global economic or political catastrophes significantly influenced trends. Due to the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, it has become necessary to wear protective masks on the face against viruses, but how to choose fashionable options? The question is not absurd, as it might seem to someone. Famous designers and influencers believe that this piece will become an accessory of the new decade and will take its place in bows.

Fashion precedent

Fashion houses began to create face masks even before the pandemic. The reason for this was fires that emitted soot into the atmosphere, which occurred in 2019 in Siberia and Australia. This event was the impetus for the creation of a useful accessory for the face.

The situation in China led to a shortage of medical masks, and they were not allowed into vehicles without protective equipment. People began to sew them en masse in a handicraft way, and influencers tried to select the fabric and material to match the color of the outfit. This was an additional impetus to the emergence in the fashion industry of a large number of different kinds (fabric and not only) mouth bandages. Examples to inspire:

CSD from Taiwan, which in collaboration with Berlin clothing brand #Damur presented medical masks as the leading street style trend;

French fashion designer Marine Serre designed a crescent-shaped logo;

Luisa Via Roma already sells Fendi branded masks;

Italian fashion house Micaela Italian Charme has made a faux fur headband;

Ukrainian brand Katarina Ivanenko offers black models with prints;

especially the camouflage military models from BAPE and Off-White thundered, although they have been sewn for several years;

Beijing artist Wang Zhijun converts sneakers (not worn) into urban face shields

Not all of the face bandages listed are medical, the 2020 fashion made this accessory a way to showcase your own opinion. They indicate a serious attitude towards environmental problems and the pandemic. But, unfortunately, the actualization of a personal position is not always associated with common sense. So, on the social network Instagram there is already a whole series of videos from beauty bloggers who draw images of masks on their faces using makeup tools, of course, absolutely useless.

Decorative headbands will not protect against coronavirus or other airborne infections, although they will slightly reduce the likelihood of inhaling a lot of contaminated air. However, in the absence of medical care, they turned out to be an alternative that has already become a fashionable trend.

Stylish Face Shield Options

The selected photo gallery will showcase the most interesting ideas and original solutions on how to combine the described accessory with the rest of the bow.

You can buy a beautiful mask online, and even sew it yourself by hand (it has a very simple cut). For density, you can insert felt or other dense material inside. There are no established rules for wearing this product yet.

However, if you observe fashion influencers, you can identify some patterns:

• the mask should be in the same range as the clothes;
• black will suit everything;
• it can be with inscriptions or logos of fashion brands;
• in total bow should not stand out;
• ties and edging are sometimes made from fabrics of a different color and texture;
• fits snugly over the face to emphasize the curve of the nose and jaws.

Otherwise, masks are characterized by the same fashion trends that are applicable to other modern things. For example, leather or acid color options have become popular as they complement trendy total looks.

It is easy to make a sophisticated lace mask at home. It is enough to sew a ligature of a contrasting or complementary shade on the finished sample. In white and pink or nude colors, such a bandage will look very delicate and feminine. They can only be compared with models made of gas, on which applications in the form of flowers and butterflies are glued. But the combination of black, white and scarlet will make the image dramatic, even if the rest of the outfit is mundane.

It's even easier to create a model with rhinestones. It is enough to buy a set of artificial stones and decorate the mask as you wish. Mandala-like patterns will work, or you can create subtle patterns with small pebbles under the eyes and along the jaw line.

Variants with animal faces or other funny images have become popular on the network. For example, models with drawings of large scarlet lips or fangs look very ironic.

Embroidered masks turned out to be real works of art. Hand or machine, it adds a touch of ethnicity to such a strict accessory.

The described detail of the wardrobe was especially liked by the representatives of the rap culture. They very quickly and organically introduced it into their environment, creating many daring options. In their images, masks are usually:

• black, sometimes with red, blue or yellow images (inscriptions, labels, slogans);
• with rivets;
• with chains;
• with spikes;
• with sewn-in respirators;
• with skulls (or detailed drawing of its lower part);

The stripe of the logos of fashion houses has become popular, the clothes of which are collected in the image. In this way, a person once again emphasizes his commitment to a particular brand.

In spring, floristic motives are relevant, which can be used by choosing a small flower or floral ornament for a bandage on the face. Other well-established patterns in fashion are no less popular:

• peas;
• strip;
• Scottish and checkerboard.

We must not forget about the leopard print, as well as other animalism. Since hiding the face is always a kind of rebellion, bestial motives, as an expression of suppressed aggression, are more than appropriate.

For night walks, options with sequins, lurex or glow-in-the-dark inserts are suitable. They look mysterious and original.

It should be clarified that wearing masks in everyday bows is not a find of the last half of the year. Many stylistic trends have long assumed this element as “their own” recognizable marker. These include:

• sport;
• grunge;
• cyberpunk;
• Gothic.

These and most other underground aesthetics will easily incorporate the new trend. Therefore, those people who adhere to the listed styles will be able to implement the headbands in most of their bows.

Sorting out from the photo how to wear fashionable protective masks on the face against viruses in 2020, you can see that while this is a fresh trend that has just begun to emerge. Perhaps, with the end of the pandemic, it will come to naught. But it is likely that this element will gain a foothold as a type of stylish accessory and become no less commonplace than sunglasses or gloves.