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Fast-Fashion Facemasks?

18-Aug-20 12:45

Fast-Fashion Facemasks?

In the global fight against coronavirus, there's perhaps one essential item that has become a sort of commodity in the 'new normal' fashion industry – the face mask.

 

You see, there's nothing wrong with wearing a surgical mask. They're the most effective at shielding people from the deadly coronavirus, but they're also highly sought after by actual medical frontliners. 

 

But what happens when fast fashion retailers get involved?

 

Produced by: Richard Bradbury

Presented by: Richard Bradbury and Arvindh Yuvaraj


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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Fashion,  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Young Finance,  Medical Innovation and Technology,  SME

Tags:  Fast fashion,  uniqlo,  covid-19,  retail, 


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