It may be 2021 but with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s crucial to continue wearing face coverings when we leave the house. Now that the weather is finally warming up and we enter our second spring in the COVID era, black and grey masks are feeling increasingly monotonous. Luckily, fashion designers have drawn inspiration from brighter, sunnier days to bring us summer face masks that are nearly impossible to feel grumpy in. Tanya Taylor’s offerings have transformative powers, with prints and colours that scream Palm Springs and just dare you to have a bad day while wearing them. Fellow Canadian label ai Toronto Seoul, on the other hand, took a more practical point of view, using a quick-absorbing and fast-drying Aersosilver antibacterial yarn — which is ideal for those sporty spices breaking a sweat outside while masked up.
With the pandemic continuing to keep us on our toes, we’ve rounded up 18 summer-ready face masks that will bring some much-needed excitement to grocery store and pharmacy runs in the warmer months ahead.
Photography courtesy of Tanya Taylor
Photography courtesy of Smythe
Photography courtesy of Simons
Photography courtesy of Nonie
Photography courtesy of Muji
Photography courtesy of Moni Amuli Couture
Photography courtesy of Knix
Photography courtesy of Kaela Kay
Photography courtesy of Judith & Charles
Photography courtesy of Rachel Sudbury x Jackie Sophocle
Photography courtesy of Hoibo
Photography courtesy of Greta Constantine
Photography courtesy of Emotions Infinies x Pony
Photography courtesy of Ellie Mae Studios
Photography courtesy of Simons
Photography courtesy of ai Toronto Seoul
Photography courtesy of 18 Waits
Photography courtesy of Eva Parrell
