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Jenn

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The mayor of LA announced yesterday that everyone in the city should wear face masks/coverings when out for essential needs. The idea is more hoping the coverings slow down transmission than act as PPE for the wearer, so things like bandanas and scarves are fine.

I have to admit. I kinda like the look. Feeling ready to take down some zombies and fend off raiders. You know, if I can ever figure out how to keep my glasses from fogging up.

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At least they let you wear scarves, since masks are so hard to come by! Who wouldv'e guessed that a face mask would become The 2020 accessory.
Also, calling it now, "social distancing" as word of the year!

Classically Casual

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Very chic! I can’t wait to see photos of how all the creative people adorn their masks and face coverings.

Anonymous

It's hard to be cool with fogged-up glasses.....

notsaf

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Yes! YLF, my friend!

Here's a how-to for fashioning a scarf and two hair ties into a little mask: http://blog.japanesecreations......O-EFZFCfKw

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I saw a facebook ad that was for fancy masks with rhinestone lips, vampire mouths and other things. $40 each. No actual medical mask protection.

rachylou

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I saw that! And they’ve been saying it’s coming up here too. They told us at work to take the one we use at work home - wear it all day! One a day to stretch our supply.

They’re of course all sold out. On the radio they were saying wear your disposable until you can’t breathe through it anymore... not too sure about that as a standard.

I was thinking about getting the old sewing machine out. We have a box of N95 masks actually, for fire season, but we’re donating them to Children’s Hospital.

Runcarla

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@rachylou - Bravo!

@notsaf - that is cool!

kkards

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Will matching your mask and you footwear be the new bookending?

Jane

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Very cool!

Jenn

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suntiger, pretty sure the goal is to not take any masks away from healthcare workers, but to provide some level of protection against droplets. It makes sense to me. If both you and your grocery cashier are wearing masks, that's two extra layers of protection against transmission, even if it's not perfect.

Classically Casual, we just need to look to Asia where they've been doing this for years!

lisap, pretty hard for me to be cool under any circumstances.

notsaf, ooh! that tutorial is great. As it turns out, I have a new bandana coming today--a beautiful hand-dyed silk one from a local maker. https://ozmaofcalifornia.com/p.....na-black-1 Perhaps I'll give it a shot.

UmmLila, in this case, the goal isn't really medical-level protection. I think it's more a shot in the dark at reducing asymptomatic transmission in the community.

rachylou, No N95s, but I actually have a stash of half a dozen or so surgical masks in our emergency supply. It's fewer than our local hospitals will even take as donations, but I'd feel like a chump wearing them outside and appearing to be siphoning resources from healthcare providers. We do have a leather plague doctor mask from the Renaissance Festival. Think that would be overkill?

kkards, the question is...will people keep wearing masks once this is over?

Jane, see my response to Lisa P.

anchie

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Masks have arrived here also, currently mandatory only for shopping in groceries and pharmacies, but they give you one at the entrance. Soon they will be mandatory everywhere.

Jenn

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wow anchie, I can't even imagine having so many masks they can give them out at the door of shops.

Angie

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Zorro Chic, Sister!

Where is your Fedora......

Jenn

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It's too warm for the fedora, Angie! Mid-70s the past few days. Maybe when it cools back down and rains next week.

Oh, and just for fun. Remember this?

https://youlookfab.com/2015/10.....ocalyptic/

Angie

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I do

How about a straw fedora?

Jenn

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Angie, five years later, those outfits still hold up! I do have a crushable fedora, actually...it lives in the car for hikes and beach trips.

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Cardiff girl

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Very cool indeed,foggy glasses are the bane of my life!

Jenn

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Cardiff Girl, no foggy glasses is one of the best things about not having winter here, I swear.

Becky

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Oh, my sis is in LA. Guess I will have to ask her to show me her mask looks . . .

nemosmom

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Love your specs! I suspect masks aren't too far off for us... your RenFest mask could be pretty awesome, too!

Helena

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Oh wow - well, I do love a scarf!!

Style Fan

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Mr SF is looking at ways to make a mask out of scraps of material. We will all be wearing them soon. You look edgy.

Sal

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It is practical isn't it. And it is a good idea and some people will be creative with it.

I do feel sad about it though.....

notsaf

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Fwiw my own bright red mask has gone from outré to basically quotidian on the streets of central London in a matter of two weeks.

Stay safe everyone!

Bijou

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Wow you do make this look cool! When we visited Japan DS bought a cool face mask in black because it made him look like a character from Splatoon. Now he is laughing, because he has a good mask. I may have to drag out my sewing machine and hit my stash of fabrics to make a mask for me, my sewing is pretty wonky, so it won’t be flash.

JAileen

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Our mayor has called for people to wear masks. I looked on Etsy, but they seem kind of expensive and slow. So I guess I have to make at least two, for my husband and me.

Jaime

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Yes, we have this order also and yes, my sunglasses kept fogging up when I went for my short regulation walk. What is the solution for that?

notsaf

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Jenn: that's a beautiful scarf/bandana: hope it's as pretty in person!

Jenn

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notsaf, it's absolutely lovely! See find! (This won't be my coronavirus protection, though, as I won't want to be regularly washing the screen printed silk)

shevia, I'm pretty my glasses once had anti-fog coating that's long since worn off. I wonder if there's a spray...must investigate!

JAileen, good plan! I have no sewing skills, but one of my Etsy friends has switched to making masks, so I might purchase one from her. She's using the most gorgeous vintage cotton barkcloth.

Bijou, luckily masks are pretty simple!

I just saw today that Citizens of Humanity is selling masks. Tempting. Also, Etsy is calling all sellers with capabilities to switch to mask production.

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