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When the call came for designers to begin creating masks and protective gear for healthcare workers, fashion names from LVMH to L.L. Bean stepped in to help. With masks becoming a requirement in many public settings, our favorite up-and-coming fashion brands are have begun offering inventive options that go beyond a bandana.
Below, some of our favorite designers, from L.A. to Detroit to Rhode Island, who are creating their own non-medical fashion face masks, many of them with charitable components. Staying safe in style, helping out a small business, and giving back to those in need? That's a win-win-win.
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1 Fashion Face Mask With Bows Collina Strada $100.00 SHOP NOW
Hillary Taymour is using deadstock fabric from past collections to create these maximalist masks. For each mask purchased, she will be providing 5 masks to healthcare professionals in New York City.
2 Cloud Mask Phlemuns $29.00 SHOP NOW
Designer James Flemons will donate N95 masks to essential workers for each mask purchased.
3 Japanese Vintage Cotton Masks, 3-Pack VPL $23.00 SHOP NOW
VPL's masks get extra sustainability points: they're made from vintage Japanese cotton.
4 Blue Reiko Hand-Batik Cotton Face Mask Studio One Eighty Nine $20.00 SHOP NOW
The hand-dyed batik masks are created from locally sourced Ghanian cotton.
5 Floral Painting Black Face Mask profound $25.00 SHOP NOW
A portion of the proceeds will benefit health care workers in New York and New Jersey and the International Rescue Fund's COVID-19 fund for refugee families.
6 Pink Wool Boucle/Cotton Mask Modulare $68.00 SHOP NOW
The "Uptown Girl" of masks. Proceeds from sales go to procuring and funding PPE for those who need it.
7 A DIOP Facemask Diop $15.00 SHOP NOW
The Detroit label is giving back to the community by donating a portion of its mask proceeds to Feed the Frontlines, a charity supporting local restaurants and providing meals to emergency personnel.
8 Reusable Non-Medical Grade Face Masks Alabama Chanin $12.00 SHOP NOW
The Florence, AL brand is also offering online tutorials on making DIY masks.
9 Handmade Face Cover Lotuff $25.00 SHOP NOW
Located in Providence, R.I., the brand is donating a portion of these bandana-style masks to people in need in their community.
10 For Days mask For Days $25.00 SHOP NOW
The circular fashion startup is sewing masks for postal workers, healthcare professionals, and other essential workers in L.A. If you buy a 5-pack, they will donate 5 more masks to this initiative.
11 The Sustainable Mask Christy Dawn $30.00 SHOP NOW
The L.A. label is making its masks from deadstock cotton, featuring its signature retro floral prints. For every 5 masks purchased, 5 will be donated to essential workers in need.
12 Vintage Fabric Covid Masks Courtyard LA $40.00 SHOP NOW
The designer is donating mask sets to essential workers and unhoused people in Downtown Los Angeles.
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