Over the suit, she wears the long wool coat and capelet with additional raven-skull collar-clip to help hold the capelet closed. She has a black leather hip bag and, of course, the mask and hat.

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 ...

The original plague doctor masks, on the other hand, the ones worn by physicians, were fashioned from leather like the rest of the doctor's protective gear and had a much less ornamental appearance.

In fact, medical historians say they weren’t invented until three centuries later, when a 16th century French doctor named Charles de Lorme likely designed what could be described as one of ...