Lithuania to Launch Masks Fashion Week

In the city of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, preparations are underway before the kick off of a special fashion week dedicated to face masks so that to fit the epidemic of the Coronavirus.

The upcoming event is set to take place without platforms to display fashions, but only banners and without elegant outfits, but masks.

Twenty-one banners were posted across the city on the list of the World Heritage sites of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) displaying pictures of men, women and children putting on face masks within the so-called "Masks Fashion Week".

All residents of Lithuania are obliged to wear masks off homes as a protective measure against the spread of Covid-19 disease, which affects the respiratory system caused by the Coronavirus.

The designs were chosen by members of a local group on Facebook launched by fashion designer Julia Janus to share the latest designs of masks and tips for making them at home.

"The making of masks is a good way to show your creativity and express yourself," said the 50-year-old designer. "Make it a good activity while you're sitting at home with the kids."

She added that the banners display scratches and medical masks with printed designs.

In the photos displayed are local artists, musicians, and randomly chosen people from the street appear in addition to the mayor of the capital, Remigijus Simasius.

One of the models is Sandra Bruzaite, 23, who goes outside in a full costume dressed as a medieval plague doctor, which includes a leather beak believed to protect from disease.

“When this current plague started, I was wondering if anyone would try walking around in the medieval mask. Then a photographer offered me one, and that person turned out to be me”, Bruzaite told Reuters.

“Some people like it, some don’t. Some approach me to give a compliment or take a selfie”, she added.

Lithuania closed most shops, restaurants and companies that deal directly with customers on March 16 as part of general isolation measures to combat the spread of the virus.

The authorities began easing some restrictions late last month as the number of infections decreased.

The country recorded 1,423 cases of the virus, including 46 deaths.