Floral Lace Gothic Hood - Full Face Mask, Sheer Stretch Lace, Rave & Fetish

A Veil Rather Than a Mask

A jawline and the colour of a mouth both carry through this weave, which is why the effect reads as veiled instead of masked. On camera it is unreasonably good. Most hoods work by subtraction, covering and darkening and erasing, and this one does the opposite: it hides nothing at all and still changes everything about what is being looked at.

That makes it a different tool from a blackout hood, and a useful one for scenes where identity is not the thing at stake. Both eyes are open and so is the mouth, which leaves sight, speech and breath unobstructed. The stretch lace goes on over the head with nothing to zip and nothing to thread, sitting close against the skull and gathering at the neck. It stands 28 cm tall and 20 cm across, or 11.05 by 7.85 inches, in one size, and the give in the fabric does all the fitting.

Because the lace is open and the mouth is clear, breathing stays easy; keep it that way and never layer anything airtight over the top. If it is going into a scene, agree the stop signal before it goes on. If the gathering at the neck feels tight, take it off, since it should rest rather than grip. Cold water, a mild detergent, hands rather than a machine, then flat to dry, with no dryer and no iron. Lace snags on rings and nails, so putting it on slowly prevents most tears, and it stores flat or loosely rolled rather than folded so it does not crease.

• Sheer stretch floral lace across the whole piece
• Covers the full head and face; eyes and mouth open
• 28 by 20 cm, or 11.05 by 7.85 in
• Pull-on, one size, no zip or laces
• Breathing unrestricted; never layer anything airtight over it
• Hand wash cold; store flat or loosely rolled

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