balaclava
noun
bal·a·cla·va
ˌba-lə-ˈklä-və 
-ˈkla-
-ˈkla-
: a knit cap for the head and neck
called also balaclava helmet
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Rather, the point is that Vetements, one of the more entertainingly edgy houses, is now retailing their own designs of Ye-style/SWAT team balaclava masks for public events, a textbook example of how, in fashion, nothing ever goes to waste.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
At the Vetements runway show in the French capital on Friday (Sept. 27), the pop star sported a black balaclava that covered her entire head, minus cutouts for her eyes, mouth and glitzy earrings.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
The artwork was defaced hours later by a man wearing a balaclava, and the car has now been removed.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
Next up is performing live at a pub full of old sods and one barmaid with an Instagram account; terrified of jeopardizing his day job, JJ hits the turntables with a tricolor balaclava hiding his face and finds his inner Beastie Boy/Borstal Boy unleashed.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
At the Vetements runway show in the French capital on Friday (Sept. 27), the pop star sported a black balaclava that covered her entire head, minus cutouts for her eyes, mouth and glitzy earrings.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
The artwork was defaced hours later by a man wearing a balaclava, and the car has now been removed.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
Next up is performing live at a pub full of old sods and one barmaid with an Instagram account; terrified of jeopardizing his day job, JJ hits the turntables with a tricolor balaclava hiding his face and finds his inner Beastie Boy/Borstal Boy unleashed.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Balaclava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balaclava. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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