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    Photos: Snazzy face mask fashion reaches Kenya’s Nairobi amid COVID-19

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    Photos: Snazzy face mask fashion reaches Kenya’s Nairobi amid COVID-19

    Kenya made face masks mandatory since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country


    Published:  August 01, 2020 08:11 Reuters  and  compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    Most of us have accepted COVID-19 face masks as an inconvenient, albeit necessary, safety measure. For the style conscious like James Maina Mwangi, however, they are an unmissable fashion opportunity. | Above: Mwangi posing as he displays his attire comprising at least 160 suits with matching accessories including a mask at his residence in Nairobi. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Mwangi's brightly coloured suits and hats made him stand out even on the busy streets of Nairobi's Umoja neighbourhood, where nobody ever seems to sleep. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Since the pandemic hit and Kenya made face masks mandatory, his outfits have become even more eye-catching. This week, the 59-year-old jack of all trades modelled his collection of face masks for Reuters. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "Men knew how to wear clothes in black, brown, grey or dark blue. Those were men's colours," he told Reuters while wearing a bright yellow suit with matching hat and face mask. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "God gave me wisdom and showed me all the different colours I can wear to be different from everybody else," added Mwangi. | Above: Mwangi pose with motorcycle taxi riders in Nairobi. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Mwangi, who dropped out of school at 12 because he could not pay the fees, said he only had one shirt when he was a child, which he would wash it daily and put on still damp. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    People would laugh at him, but he promised himself that "one day I will be a star." Image Credit: REUTERS
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    He now has about 160 suits, over 200 pairs of shoes, and 300 hats in colours ranging from saffron yellow to grass green, scarlet and plum. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Mwangi said his clothes drew curiosity, then admirers when he first started wearing them 25 years ago. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "Things have become harder now because of COVID-19. This country has no money," he said. | Above: Coloured mobile phone cases are seen inside Mwangi's house. Image Credit: REUTERS
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