PHOTOS: Fashion masks a hit as Indonesians, Malaysians seek style in safety

With no sign of the global coronavirus threat easing anytime soon, protective masks are fast becoming fashion accessories for Indonesians and Malaysians keen to add some style and humour to healthwear essentials. Bespoke masks are catching on in Indonesia, with customers ordering designs with their own faces printed on reusable neoprene material, some with smiling faces, or big red lips. A Jakarta print shop added masks to its services after its sales slumped due to the coronavirus, which has infected more than 50,000 Indonesians and killed 2,620.

Updated on: Jun 26, 2020 2:34 PM IST

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A man wears a face design mask at a traditional market to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2020. Picture taken June 23, 2020 REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana (REUTERS)

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A vendor sits near a face design masks display at a traditional market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Malaysian textile and fashion designer Mohd Hafiz Drahman (R) and his worker paint customised masks using batik, a traditional Malay design technique at a studio, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shah Alam, Malaysia June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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A vendor sells face design masks at a traditional market to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Malaysian textile and fashion designer Mohd Hafiz Drahman sketches a mask design based on traditional patterns at a studio, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shah Alam, Malaysia June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Workers inspect completed masks at a studio, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shah Alam, Malaysia June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)