Lana Del Rey hosted a book signing on Friday at a Barnes & Noble store in LA for her poetry book, "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass."- The singer-songwriter posted an Instagram video on Friday that showed her wearing a face mask made of a mesh-like fabric.
- Del Rey then appeared to wear the same mask at the event, and her fans took to
social media to express concern because her nose and mouth looked exposed. - The CDC recommends face masks that have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric, and that completely cover the nose and mouth.
Fans of Lana Del Rey are calling out the musician for appearing to wear a face mask that seemed to lean more toward fashion than function while hosting a public book signing event.
The singer-songwriter, whose full name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, released a poetry book, "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass," in July. On Friday, Del Rey announced in an Instagram video that she would host an "impromptu" book signing event at a Barnes & Noble store that day at The Grove, a shopping center in Los Angeles.
In her video announcing the details of the event, Del Rey wore a metallic, beige face mask made in a mesh style.
Another Instagram post that Del Rey shared on Friday shows her arriving at the book signing wearing the same mesh-like mask.
Fans of Del Rey left comments on her Instagram posts about her face covering, with some begging her to wear a "real mask." Other fans seemed to defend Del Rey's mask, pointing out that the star may have been wearing a clear layer of fabric under the accessory.
"I love you sis but please wear a real mask, it gives a bad message," one user commented on Del Rey's Instagram video.
"Love you love you love you so much but please wear a mask under that one, take care," another user wrote on Instagram in response to the singer's video.
One Instagram user wrote: "please address the mask situation... it's absolutely embarrassing."
"Guys, the mask has a translucent layer underneath the mesh. Calm down," another user added via Del Rey's Instagram post.
Del Rey has not made any public social-media posts addressing the face covering that she wore on Friday. Representatives for Del Rey did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The CDC recommends that face masks have at least two layers of washable, breathable fabric and completely cover the nose and mouth
While it's possible that Del Rey wore a layer of fabric under her mesh-like mask, fans expressed concern because the mask appeared — from her videos on Instagram — to leave her nose and mouth exposed due to the tiny holes of the design.
This defeats the purpose of masks, according to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for wearing a mask to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel
"Masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice," reads the CDC's guidelines on its website.
The CDC's recommendation for face masks is based on research about the role respiratory droplets play in spreading the novel coronavirus, and the CDC cites clinical and laboratory evidence that shows the proper wearing of face masks "reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth."
When selecting a face mask, the CDC recommends masks that have at least two layers of washable, breathable fabric, that completely cover the nose and mouth, and that fit snugly without gaping.
Some types of face masks are currently discouraged by the CDC for everyday use — including those made of fabric that's not breathable, coverings with exhalation vents or valves, and masks intended for healthcare workers, like N95 respirators.
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