What do you do when a pandemic arises? Do you panic and cry like a school girl? Or do you (wo)man up and do what you can to see this thing through? If that is you, then go get yourself a Gas Mask Bra.
Designed by Dr. Elena Bodnar, the device is created out of a converted bra and easily fits around the mouth and nose. The Gas Mask Bra won the Ig Nobel Prize (awarded by Improbably Research) for Public Health Device. It will not be mass produced, but I am sure you can make your own.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Gas Mask Wearables
- Opportunity to create innovative wearable devices to protect against pandemics and other hazards
- Converted Garments
- Opportunity for fashion companies to create multi-purpose garments that can be converted into life-saving devices
- Public Health Fashion
- Opportunity to merge fashion and public health to create products that can protect against health hazards
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fashion
- Fashion industry can explore creating multi-purpose garments that can protect against health hazards
- Healthcare
- Healthcare industry can incorporate fashion elements in designing protective gear for healthcare professionals
- Emergency Response
- Opportunity for emergency response industry to provide innovative protective gear for the general public
