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Anyone can slip on a pale blue drugstore mask or strap a white N95 cup over nose and mouth, as everyone should when in public. But we don't all wear the same caps, footwear or hoodies -- so why should our face masks look generic, really?
Now that lung protection is a thing life-death matter, streetwear brands, Etsy crafters, Amazon sellers and DIYers have latched onto a sudden mass market.
(Photos: Twitter/Taylor Lorenz)
Face masks and bandanas are a way to personalize protection, to make a fashion statement with ear loops, to wear your brand where you breathe.
New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz, who writes about internet culture and memes for the Styles section, starts a Twitter thread Sunday afternoon with photos of "the dumbest novelty facemasks -- such as those above, at right and below.
She invites her nearly 134,000 followers to "reply with the worst ones you see," and gets some doozies. We single out this wacky example from an Oxford University journalism student in England:
We also show the sincerest form of flattery by adapting -- OK, swiping -- Lorenz's brainstorm as a chance to invite Deadline Detroit devotees to share a photo of how you bought, made or customized a Corona coverup that puts your best face forward.
Send a selfie of your mask or bandana -- being worn, ideally -- to admin@deadlinedetroit.com or on our page at Facebook or Twitter (or on your page with a @DeadlineDetroit tag).
No prizes, just glory in a follow-up post. Name and city are encouraged, but not vital if you want to hide behind what you tie on.
