Masks Are Fashion's New Basic

Many fashion brands, especially in streetwear, have manufactured masks for years; BAPE, Off-White™ and Supreme have included various face coverings in their drops well before the COVID-19 outbreak. But these days, mask-making is fashion's new normal as sportswear, luxury and small-batch clothing brands all pivot to creating the now essential face coverings. Such a wide-spread and rapid transition across the industry is virtually unprecedented, but many fashion brands, and the workers who susta...