It’s safe and chic.
Models walking the runway of a recent fashion show in South Korea debuted a new type of accessory: a face mask. Wearing a colorful blend of traditional Korean outfits and modern designs, the models strutted the catwalk in Seoul on Friday, in a show of what could potentially become a new trend in fashion.
“It is the tradition — of fabrics, shaped and details — that wins at the Korea Mask Fashion Show,” the traditional Milan-based magazine declared.
In February, models walking Marine Serre’s show during Paris Fashion Week also walked down the runway featuring fashion-forward facial coverings.
However, the 28-year-old French designer had designed the masks before the coronavirus outbreak. Her fashion house described them as “anti-pollution masks,” the BBC reported at the time.
Health authorities in South Korea, one of the world’s brightest success stories in the fight against the new coronavirus, have warned this week that the country could see more than 100 new infections for the first time since March, according to Reuters.
