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Emme Studio

Sun Split-Shot Face Mask
Emme Studio by Korina Emmerich
Brooklyn, NY
Pendelton fabric (82% wool 18% cotton), unbleached cotton and elastic
2020
FRC2021.01.010

Fashion designer Korina Emmerich of Emme Studio started creating face masks well before the pandemic took hold.1 Emmerich’s designs are an expression of her Indigenous heritage from The Coast Salish Territory, Puyallup tribe.2 Her masks in particular are meant to raise awareness for various Indigenous issues and symbolise sacred relationships between humans and animals.3 They are made of Pendleton fabrics, which Emmerich has admitted adds a tongue-in-cheek element, “considering our history of being impacted by biological warfare in blankets during the smallpox epidemic.”4

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1 https://www.elle.com/fashion/trend-reports/a32213255/face-masks-indigenous-designer-korina-emmerich-coronavirus/ (external link) 
2 https://www.emmestudios.com/about (external link) 
3-4 https://www.elle.com/fashion/trend-reports/a32213255/face-masks-indigenous-designer-korina-emmerich-coronavirus/ (external link) 

Mannequin head wearing a red sun split shot face mask with an orange, yellow and blue geometric pattern
The inside of the red face mask with a beige lining and black elastic ear loops
Side view of the face mask
The label attached to the red face mask which reads Emme by Korina Emmerich
Detail shot of the stitching on the red split shot mask
Emme Studio thank you card that says the mask is made-to-order- in Brookyln NY using Pendleton Fabric.