PHOTOS: Chinese designer pledges protection in style; makes silk coronavirus masks
Updated On May 20, 2020 03:34 PM IST
Adorned with intricate designs of orchids, camellias and Chinese characters symbolising good luck, the stylish silk masks created by Chinese fashion designer Zhou Li have become coveted items during the coronavirus outbreak. Zhou's Dejin fashion brand recently exhibited at China Fashion Week, has been making embroidered silk masks equipped with high specification N95 air filters since February, providing the fashion-conscious with protective options.
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Fashion Designer Zhou Li wearing her designed silk face mask poses for pictures, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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Designer Zhou Li spreads out PPE cloth used for making her designed protective suits, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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Protective suits with printed patterns designed by Zhou Li are seen displayed at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A piece of melt-blown fabric is seen sewed with silk cloth for making a face mask that is designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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Workers wearing face masks make silk face masks designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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Designer Zhou Li and Ni Zan'er in protective suits and silk face masks designed by Zhou, pose for pictures at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A worker wearing a face mask draw patterns on a piece of silk cloth for making face masks designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A worker cuts patterns off a silk cloth for making face masks designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A worker wearing a face mask sews PPE cloth to make a protective suit designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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Workers wearing face masks make silk face masks and protective suits designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A worker uses a sewing machine to embroider Chinese characters "Ji Xiang", symbolising good luck, on a piece of silk cloth for making a face mask designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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A worker wearing a face mask embroiders a flower pattern on a silk cloth for making a face mask designed by Zhou Li, at a studio in Beijing, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (REUTERS)
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