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Collected Item: “Don't take it(fashion) away from me!”

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Don't take it(fashion) away from me!

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

Covid-19 Fashion show in Paris

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.

I chose this piece of media because this shows the intertwining of the government's edict to wear masks and fashion. This made me realize two things- first was that even in a pandemic like this, people still do want to improvise and try to earn money and secondly, beauty and fashion is what makes life worth living, as even in such a tumultuous time such as now, we find a way to overcome and make the world a brighter place;people will always find a way to put fashion and style in everything even in such a dangerous time as this. We see people even taking advantage of this new business venture, as when I was strolling around in Caesar's Palace, I saw a store selling Covid-19 related fashion clothes such as those in the picture above. This seems to be a compromise of the people and the government- "ok, we'll wear masks, but don't take it(the fashion) away from me!".

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#unlv #psc101 #mlphelps

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https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51672753

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

Victor VIRGILE

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2020-02-28
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