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2022-04-10
Mask Necklace
This is an Instagram post by xo.beads. Since the start of the pandemic, some companies have taken advantage of people needing to wear masks and designed accessories to go with them. One accessory that has been sold in some stores are mask necklaces, which are similar to glasses chains that some already wear. They are made to look good with an outfit, while making sure you can keep track of your mask better. These accessories can range from very expensive, with some well-known designers making masks and mask accessories, to the very cheap. It is one of the new trends that have come about since the pandemic. -
2021-01-28
Helpful, Novelty Add-ons for Corona Accessories
Here are 5 pictures of various accessories for masks and hand sanitizer that began to appear in the last months of 2020 and early 2021 and have continued to the present (April 2021). Among them are mask "straps" and "chains" much like glasses strings for eyeglasses to keep a person's mask from accidentally falling off their face. Another picture shows a "posh" faux leather mask wristlet with a matching pouch for hand sanitizer. For those going on a airplane, a complete Corona safety travel kit including masks, antiseptic wipes, a headrest cover, and disposable gloves is produced by the company IFLY Smart. Finally, the emphasis on preventing potentially COVID-19 infected droplets from getting on someone's face lead to an entire pantheon of plastic shields attached to the wearer with bands or even hats of which this final picture is only one of many examples. These pictures show how businesses were quick to capitalize on the new problems, needs, and wants of a society having to accommodate Corona Accessories. It also shows how rapidly COVID was commercialized which is unusual for a significant event in the 21st century. Arguably, no single event in the 21st, and perhaps only World War II in the 20th, ever so thoroughly entered the public consumer culture like Corona. The prevalence of these products may also hint at the demand for them. -
2020-10-05
Masks Help Reduce Risk of Viral infection
This article helps support masks and tell us how much they reduce the spread of this pandemic. -
05/01/2020
Face Masks as Fashion: Can a mask be an 'it' accessory?
Glossy, a fashion/beauty focused media brand, explores the exploding popularity of masks as a fashion trend, despite the lack of availability of genuine designer face masks. Eugenia Kim, a designer interviewed, "doesn't see anything wrong with using them to complete a look. 'Not all masks are fashion accessories, but mine are.'" Reilly Dunne, Fordham Unviersity, SOCI2800