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Aesthetics during pandemic




ketevan Skhirtladze


Fashion  echoes the era we live. industries are comparing changes in fashion trends caused by the second world war and to Covid-19 pandemic.

During a pandemic, talking about fashion might seem odd, but the way we look often determines the way we feel and power of clothes and accessories can be very valuable in times of trouble and uncertainty.

Scince coronavirus outbreak face masks become essential attribute for every human. Some people started incorporate face masks into their style of dres

Fashion  echoes the era we live. industries are comparing changes in fashion trends caused by the second world war and to Covid-19 pandemic.

During a pandemic, talking about fashion might seem odd, but the way we look often determines the way we feel and power of clothes and accessories can be very valuable in times of trouble and uncertainty. 

Scince coronavirus outbreak face masks become essential attribute for every human. Some people started incorporate face masks into their style of dressing.

Georgian designer Nino Zenaishvili has created printed and colorful masks which can be used multiple times and and it helps people to improve their mood a little bit in this very difficult and exhausting period.

According to Zenaishvili, face masks will become part of fashion industry, it is already considered as an accessory. "it is possible to look good in face masks," says Nino, " for me it was depressing to see people wear medical face masks in the streets, you go out all dressed up and are obliged to wear this horrible medical masks." even though, her idea to create elegant masks did come before the virus, pandemic made her more devoted to create masks in a way that would make people feel a bit better about situation. “I am glad that I have face mask that match my clothes,” says the designer.

 

Initially, when the idea was born, the virus had not been spread yet. The designer says that people always liked her printings and she was told that they would wear them in the clubs, she got interested in this suggestion and then corona outbreak happened. “But the moment i decided to creat face masks, was when i saw my friend wearing suit and this horrible mask, i was terrified, it was  a peak for me,” Said Nino, she thought those mask mad already depressed environment mutch worse.

Printed face masks are not the only thing people finding helpful in times of turmoil. Virtual communication and remote work style have taken a big place in everyday life and people have to communicate with each other through the zoom.

even though working from home in comfortable clothes might seem nice at the first place, people seem to have need to feel professional, which is little hard when you are at home in sweatpants. Giovanni Morra, accessories store found a way to help people with looking proper for a work.

"While no one expects us to be announced with an ironed shirt and tie on screen, my friend shared an interesting prospect: how nice it would be to be able to choose a suitable" business casual "outfit when meeting Zoom." Says representative of the brand.

They come up with an idea to create virtual snapchat filters similar to their colored ribbons and integrate them into the virtual space.

 

 

“I think this little gesture will cheer you up in a difficult time, they will allow you to arrange them with suitable shirts - so that you do not need to stand at the open door of the wardrobe for hours to assemble a suitable suit for the meeting.”