Urban survival made chic


Leave it to the French to make urban decay fashionably survivable. Bezenville appears to be an Paris-based design firm that creates masks and other protective environmental gear for fashion victims. Kind of Bladerunner meets Prada. Click on "it's in the bag" link to browse catalog. Bonus: fantastic tagline: "Cocking a snook at urban pollution!" So, like, qu'est-ce que c'est un snook? And do they work on monkeypox?

BoingBoing reader Edward translates, "The phrase 'cocking a snook' is brit for the five-fingered salute (thumb to nose, fingers waggling)."

Link, Discuss (Thanks, Jim!)