Object: Mask
Brand:
Michael Kaye
Date: 2020
Medium: Cotton
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Michael Kaye
Object number: 2020.29.2
Descriptionface mask; cotton printed with red, purple and white poppy pattern; three pleat design, elastic ear loops
Label Text:In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became a public health necessity. However, they were also quickly adopted by fashion. Designers, including Michael Kaye, turned their production to making masks. His poppy-printed style alludes to the era of the 1918 flu pandemic when these flowers marked the death of World War I soldiers.
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- Head to Toe