I'm not sure why I was surprised when masks made the shift from necessary annoyance to fashion, but I think the moment the change became clear to me was when I saw an American Eagle ad for a matched set of a mask and scrunchie.
If that isn't a whole 2020 aesthetic, I don't know what is.
You really can buy a mask for every outfit, and since we're supposed to wash them between every wear, we even have an excuse to buy more.
There was a "mask rack" available at a store I visited recently!
Routines are destroyed, tubes of lipstick are gathering dust in drawers while eye makeup is having A Moment.
Who knew there would come a time when having freshly cut and styled hair was a sign of courage and the privilege to still pay for such luxuries.
On one hand, I roll my eyes at announcements that TV shows are going to have episodes "addressing the pandemic." Nothing dates a piece of media faster, except maybe a certain Smash Mouth song.
I really feel for the shows that were filmed pre-COVID, but meant to be set now.
Maybe we need to just stick to fantasy until the world sorts itself out again?
