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Collected Item: “The newest fashion accessory, the mask.”

Give your story a title.

The newest fashion accessory, the mask.

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph. I took it

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Once we realized that masks helped stop the transmission of the virus, we began to collect them. It became our newest accessory, and we enjoyed finding new patters and designs. My husband found that he had to get special ones to go over his beard, and everyone complained how much they hurt their ears. This picture is of my Casa de papel (a show that my husband and I binge watched during the lockdown) mask that I bought in Etsy. It's not very breathable, so I don't wear it often.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#casadepapel, #mask, #maskupArizona, #wearamask, #dontbeamaskhole, #accessory, #funnymasks

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Erin Lane

Give this story a date.

2020-08-01
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