With their dark, heavy robes and beaked masks, the plague doctor will forever be associated with the bubonic plague, even though they first appeared in France and Italy in the 1600s, nearly 300 ...

The end result is a mask that looks like it was designed for a 17th-century plague doctor, but can robotically open up to reveal its wearer, who can then view the world in augmented reality. Related: ...

BEAK EXPERIENCE From left: An ‘antipollution mask’ from Marine Serre’s fall 2020 collection; a 17th-century plague doctor in his protective mask; a mesh cover from Louis Vuitton’s spring ...