The latest fashions show influencers wearing a variety of masks such as N95, surgical, and full respirators while wearing makeup and fashions that emphasize their eyes and hair to compensate for the covered mouth, nose and chin. Is masked fashion going to be the latest Instagram trend?
The novel coronavirus that started spreading in December of last year has a lot of people worried. The deadly virus spreads like many other viruses do, with one of the more concerning ways being through the air. This has lead citizens living in high-risk areas to start wearing protective masks as a means of reducing their chances of contracting the virus while out in public. Experts are saying that while wearing a mask is not an absolute guarantee of avoiding infection, it can reduce the risk of contraction as long as the right type of mask is worn, and a good seal can be achieved with a proper fit.
But wearing a mask isn’t typically associated with beauty or haute couture. That might be changing though thanks to a growing number of online influencers that are fully embracing the masked look in the wake of the Wuhan novel coronavirus. With part of their faces covered, the influencers have been sharing pictures that emphasize their eyes, makeup, hair, pose, posture, and so on. These pictures show that even during trying times, people can still express themselves creatively and uniquely through fashion.
Tracking The Wuhan Coronavirus Chic Trend
One Twitter user, Olivia Solon, has been leading the charge of the trend by sharing the collection of Instagram pictures that emphasize protective masks. For example, Solon Shared an Instagram post by user ohmyglossblog from South Korea – an area that is seeing increased worry intentions relating to the Wuhan coronavirus. Ohmyglossblog notes in her post that “just because of the mask doesn’t mean makeup has to be boring!”
The trend isn’t just for ladies, either. Some male Instagram influencers have been taken to the trend as well. One Instagrammer, knot.bad, shared a picture of himself with a surgical mask and a message arguing that people shouldn’t use the virus outbreak as an excuse to hold biased views. Solon also shared a post from Instagrammer chungha.kang donning both a KF94 respirator and matching goggles with a sharp zip-up red and black jacket to complete the ensemble.
The trend seems to be up and coming, however, as the majority of posts on Instagram that have hashtags related to the virus are not related to expressions of fashion or personal taste. However, this could turn out to be the next new thing – perhaps even after the outbreak is out of the headlines.
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Source: Olivia Solon / Twitter
