Face Masks news and archive

Revolution in Protective Equipment: Self-Cleaning Face Masks are Environmentally Sustainable and Much Safer

European company är provides first-rate protection using cutting-edge technologies from Sweden. From state of the art technologies to premium design, every part of this self-cleaning face mask is highly developed. ViralOff® is an antiviral technology made by Swedish company Polygiene. This innovative treatment reduces the presence of viruses on...

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Wolford reports strong first half-year despite Covid-19

Skinwear and hosiery specialist Wolford has reported that while its sales were “strongly marked” by the impacts of Covid-19 it still had a strong first half-year. The first six months of the current fiscal year, May to December 2020, Wolford reports that it generated sales of 48.17 million euros, a drop in revenue of about 20 percent compared to...

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BFC and CFDA team up to launch designer face masks

The British Fashion Council (BFC) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have teamed up to launch the ‘Great Global Designer Face Coverings’ campaign. The two fashion councils are collaborating with Bag of Ethics, who will manufacture and retail internationally the sustainable and reusable non-medical faces, designed by three...

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Store Employees are on the Frontline

"Retail chains seem to forget that their employees are under enormous pressure to stay healthy, to work and to provide exceptional service as well. Before Covid-19, we already saw an increase of customer entitlement, now there is an extra layer: they don't want to be forced to wear a facemask or to social distance," says Christopher Lacy, former...

Fashion

Face Masks are the New IT Bag

Understanding larger social and economic trends is an important part of the design process in fashion. These larger trends have a downstream effect on color, silhouette and texture from season to season. And so fashion designers and merchandisers work with their teams, and with external agencies, often a full year out, to determine how these...

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Fashion Trends During a Pandemic

As with many fashion trends, what once served a utility, such as a jacket lapel, a riveted pocket or an upturned shirt collar, is now simply a preferred style without connection to function. During flu season, face masks were the polite society norm in Asia. Now, most of the rest of the world has accepted face masks and therefore they will...

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Accel Lifestyle founder Megan Eddings and designer Mark Zunino auction off custom masks for charity

Accel Lifestyle founder and CEO Megan Eddings and designer Mark Zunino will auction off two custom face masks in celebration of their recent collaboration with a virtual “Meet the Makers” event. Hosted via Instagram, Eddings and Zunino will sit down for a chat to discuss topics from what it is like designing for celebrities to successfully...

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Burberry launches designer face masks in signature check design

British luxury label Burberry has taken its first foray into face mask fashion with the launch of a designer 90 pound reusable face covering. The masks, available exclusively online, are made using excess fabric and come in the brand’s iconic vintage check design in either archive beige or pale blue, with additional styles to be launched in...

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Fashion brands turn to face masks for charity drives

For many years the humble T-shirt was a brand or retailer’s go-to when doing a charity campaign, it was the perfect plain canvas to emblazon with slogans and prints to raise vital funds, in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, brands have turned to making face masks, to stop the spread as well as make charity donations. With new Government...

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Wearing face masks in shops will be mandatory from 24 July

Wearing face masks will be compulsory in UK shops from 24 July. The new government rules will be strictly enforced, with fines of up to 100 pounds issued for non compliance. In other European countries like Portugal, Italy and Germany similar rules apply, where face coverings must be worn on public transport and in enclosed public spaces....

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Boris Johnson says shoppers should be wearing face mask in stores

Boris Johnson has said UK shoppers should be wearing face masks inside stores amid growing criticism over the government’s lack of clarity on the issue. Speaking to Sky News, the prime minister said masks offer a “great deal of value” in limiting the spread of the coronavirus. “What's been interesting on the face coverings issue in the last few...

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Face masks mandatory in Scottish stores from 10 July

The use of facemasks will be mandatory in Scottish stores from 10 July as the country enters the next step of its reopening “route-map”. Exceptions will apply to children under 5 and people with certain medical conditions. “This is not a decision we have taken lightly. It has taken some time to reach this decision,” Scotland’s first minister...