What is this season¡¯s most in-demand fashion accessory? Why, the humble face mask, of course. With hay fever symptoms kicking in, the face mask has always been a common sight this time of the year, but now it¡¯s ubiquitous. The impact of COVID-19 has left shelves at convenience and drug stores completely stripped of them. If you don¡¯t have one now, getting hold of one won¡¯t be easy. When the MoMA Design Store offered a limited release of the Airinum Urban Air Mask 2.0 ¡ª a super serious five-layered filter mask ¡ª despite its hefty price and unusual dystopian allusions to a gas mask, it sold out fast.
For precautionary reasons, various large-scale gatherings, including some trade exhibitions, have been postponed or canceled, which leaves the clothing industry, currently heading into fashion weeks across the world, in a bit of a quandary. It can seem unseemly to focus on the relatively trivial business of style at a time of great concern ¡ª and there are ramifications that are sure to continue long after any order returns.
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