Chiffon face masks and chainmail balaclavas: an eerie end to a peculiar Paris fashion week

The first proper fashion month to take place during the pandemic is over. The takeaway? Designers have adapted to the situation with panache and inventiveness – which is just as well for the future of the industry

‘Remember to smile with your eyes’: how to stay safe and look great in a face mask

Is it OK to tell someone else to wear one – and which style looks good on you? Over to the experts …

Twenty masks for all occasions

Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring Summer 2021: Helena Christensen elevates mouth nose mask to a piece of iconic design

    Helena Christensen makes a stand on the importance of wearing face coverings. At Copenhagen Fashion Week SS21, Mercedes-Benz partnered with Danish supermodel Helena Christensen to raise awareness around the importance of wearing mouth-nose-masks to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. During the four day event from 9-12 August, Christensen was photographed against some of Copenhagen’s … Read more

Exclusive Live Shopping – a personalised live video retail service at the leading luxury department store in France

    Exclusive Live Shopping is a new high-end and entirely personalised shopping experience at Galeries Lafayette. The iconic flagship department store on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, reopened on May 30. Galeries Lafayette Hausmann, the leading luxury department store in France and famous all around the world, is ramping up its omnichannel transformation with the … Read more

Ai Weiwei creates 10,000 masks in aid of coronavirus charities

Humanitarian groups to receive artist’s eBay income from masks bearing sunflower seeds – or a middle finger

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Artist David Shrigley produces face mask for charity

Artist is one of four designing limited edition masks to raise money for lockdown fund