{"id":18008,"date":"2020-05-29T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=18008"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:44:31","slug":"fashionable-paris-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2020\/05\/fashionable-paris-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashionable Paris Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am no longer desperate to find just any kind of face mask. Finding a mask has transitioned into its fashionable period in Paris. Face masks are no longer hard to find. They come in various shapes, prices and patterns. One day I saw a mask that coordinated with the skirt a girl was wearing. What would you think of fashionable Italian designed masks? The Italian-designed face masks are sold at the Casino grocery store on Rue Chemin du Vert. Piled together in a cardboard box without any fanfare, they sell for 3,50 Euros. They are comfortable, lightweight, washable, perfect for summer. The Italian-designed and imported to France masks include a built-in filter.<\/p>\n<p>There was a period when finding a face mask during the pandemic was very difficult. I had to ask the guy selling cotton candy where he bought his black one.\u00a0Anne, the lady at the pharmacy, was selling masks her friend made. I bought one. I called and ordered two more. I made arrangements to pick up the two and met Anne along the small street Commandant Lamy. She was smoking a cigarette and on the phone. Coincidentally, she was calling me to arrange the pick-up; she had the masks. The scene and the feeling were intriguing, clandestine. There we were &#8212; \u00a0on the street leaning over the envelope. I passed over the ten Euro bill. She gave me two fashionable masks.<\/p>\n<h3>Government-issue and disposal issue<\/h3>\n<p>The French Ministry of Health and the Paris Mayor&#8217;s office were to supply us with masks by the beginning of May. The separate envelopes arrived one day around the 11th. Each envelope contained four bluish, surgical masks (not fashionable). Blue is not my color. Suddenly, I went from searching desperately for masks to being overwhelmed with masks.<\/p>\n<p>Masks are everywhere, including thrown down along the street with cigarette butts, plastic bottles and other trash. For a while, the streets were not being cleaned. The workers were afraid of possible contamination by masks and gloves being thrown in the trash or those that missed the trash and landed on the ground. Paris was very dirty.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health has come out with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinSoliSante\/status\/1253209488393461761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1253209488393461761&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr%2Fhauts-de-france%2Fcoronavirus-pourquoi-il-ne-faut-surtout-pas-jeter-masques-poubelle-jaune-1827202.html\">short video on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0how to dispose of the masks and gloves. Collect them in a proper, sealable bag, let the bag sit for 24 hours, then dispose of the bag in regular not recyclable trash.<\/p>\n<p>I am looking for masks to appear in the souvenir shops or Monoprix designed with Parisian monuments next.<\/p>\n<div data-sliderid=\"4310\" id=\"penci-post-gallery__4310\" class=\"penci-post-gallery-container justified column-3\" data-height=\"150\" data-margin=\"3\"><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9054-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Fashion masks at a high price Rue Keller (12Euros)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9054-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Fashion masks Rue Keller\" title=\"Mask_9054\"><div class=\"caption\">Fashion masks at a high price Rue Keller (12Euros)<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740542-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Shop window with fabric, mannequin wearing dress and matching mask on Rue Turenne\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740542-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C391&ssl=1\" alt=\"Shop window with fabric, mannequin wearing dress and matching mask on Rue Turenne\" title=\"Mask_P2740542\"><div class=\"caption\">Shop window with fabric, mannequin wearing dress and matching mask on Rue Turenne<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9147.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Italian designed masks imported from Italy and sold at the grocery store Casino (3,50 Euros)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9147.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Italian designed masks imported from Italy\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9147\"><div class=\"caption\">Italian designed masks imported from Italy and sold at the grocery store Casino (3,50 Euros)<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740601-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Crossing the bridge to Ile-Saint-Louis this couple were walking to the western point with a photographer \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740601-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C391&ssl=1\" alt=\"Couple with photographer wearing masks\" title=\"Mask_P2740601\"><div class=\"caption\">Crossing the bridge to Ile-Saint-Louis this couple were walking to the western point with a photographer <\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9053-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Fashion masks at a high price Rue Keller (12Euros)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9053-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Fashion masks Rue Keller\" title=\"Mask_9053\"><div class=\"caption\">Fashion masks at a high price Rue Keller (12Euros)<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9146-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Black and white mask, probably the first in our  neighbourhood with a design.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9146-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Black and white mask\" title=\"Mask_9146\"><div class=\"caption\">Black and white mask, probably the first in our  neighbourhood with a design.<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740540-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Masks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740540-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C391&ssl=1\" alt=\"Masks\" title=\"Mask_P2740540\"><div class=\"caption\">Masks<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9080.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9080.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9080\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_8957-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Colleen wearing her first fashionable mask \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_8957-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Colleen wearing first fashionable mask\" title=\"Mask_8957\"><div class=\"caption\">Colleen wearing her first fashionable mask <\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_8675-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"First Covid mask I bought in February for a flight to Cyprus\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_8675-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"image of Colleen&#039;s first Covid mask\" title=\"Mask_8675\"><div class=\"caption\">First Covid mask I bought in February for a flight to Cyprus<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9069-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Non-profit organization Tisseco Solidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9069-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Non-profit organization Tisseco Solidaire stand\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9069\"><div class=\"caption\">Non-profit organization Tisseco Solidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9070-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Non-profit organization #TissecoSolidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9070-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Non-profit organization Tisseco Solidaire stand\" title=\"Mask_9070\"><div class=\"caption\">Non-profit organization #TissecoSolidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9068-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Non-profit organization #TissecoSolidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9068-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Non-profit organization Tisseco Solidaire stand\" title=\"Mask_9068\"><div class=\"caption\">Non-profit organization #TissecoSolidaire  stand at Les Halles selling masks and face shields<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9121-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Shop window with fashion masks Rue de la Roquette\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9121-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Shop window with fashion masks\" title=\"Mask_9121\"><div class=\"caption\">Shop window with fashion masks Rue de la Roquette<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9145-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Shop window with fashion masks Rue de Rivoli\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_9145-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Shop window with fashion masks\" title=\"Mask_9145\"><div class=\"caption\">Shop window with fashion masks Rue de Rivoli<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_Italian_P2740633.jpeg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Italian designed masks imported from Italy and sold at the grocery store Casino (3,50 Euros)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_Italian_P2740633.jpeg?fit=585%2C391&ssl=1\" alt=\"Bin with Italian masks at Casino grocery store\" title=\"Mask_Italian_P2740633\"><div class=\"caption\">Italian designed masks imported from Italy and sold at the grocery store Casino (3,50 Euros)<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9105-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Shop window with black fashion masks Rue Keller\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9105-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Shop window with black fashion masks Rue Keller\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9105\"><div class=\"caption\">Shop window with black fashion masks Rue Keller<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9104-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Latex gloves on street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9104-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Latex gloves on street\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9104\"><div class=\"caption\">Latex gloves on street<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9101-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Latex gloves on street and plastic bottle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9101-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Latex gloves on street and plastic bottle\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9101\"><div class=\"caption\">Latex gloves on street and plastic bottle<\/div><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9091-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1\" data-cap=\"Mask and bicycle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_IMG_9091-1.jpeg?fit=585%2C439&ssl=1\" alt=\"Mask and bicycle\" title=\"Mask_IMG_9091\"><div class=\"caption\">Mask and bicycle<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am no longer desperate to find just any kind of face mask. Finding a mask has transitioned into its fashionable period in Paris. Face masks are no longer hard to find. They come in various shapes, prices and patterns. One day I saw a mask that coordinated with the skirt a girl was wearing. What would you think of fashionable Italian designed masks? The Italian-designed face masks are sold at the Casino grocery store on Rue Chemin du Vert. Piled together in a cardboard box without any fanfare, they sell for 3,50 Euros. They are comfortable, lightweight, washable, perfect for summer. The Italian-designed and imported to France masks include a built-in filter.\u00a0<br \/>\nThere was a period when finding a face mask during the pandemic was very difficult. I had to ask the guy selling cotton candy where he bought his black one.\u00a0Anne, the lady at the pharmacy, was selling masks her friend made. I bought one. I called and ordered two more. I made arrangements to pick up the two and met Anne along the small street Commandant Lamy. She was smoking a cigarette and on &#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1197,687],"tags":[1191,485,1192,1227,13],"class_list":["post-18008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-billet-dhumeur-at-a-glance","category-life-in-paris-and-france","tag-covid-19","tag-fashion","tag-mask","tag-ministry-of-health","tag-paris"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_P2740601-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18008"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18067,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18008\/revisions\/18067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}