Remember when the term “masking” conjured visions of an electively low-key Friday night, spent with your face cloaked in petrified French clays, dripping honey concoctions, or mildly alarming acids? Today, of course, amidst an ever-expanding backdrop of heartbreak, fear, weirdness, and uncertainty, Mask Life has taken on new meaning. But while removing your mask may no longer reveal a newly glowing visage, it’s still possible to view wearing a mask as a form of self care. Even better, it’s a way to care for others around you, which seems to be the lesson a few of us are most in need of learning during these times. And since, due to an utter failure of leadership, we remain without the N95s we so dearly need, we’ll continue to look to the idiosyncracies of mask design as a tiny way to lift our spirits, channel fleeting design trends, and convey some small part of our personalities, like any good accessory ought to. Today, we’re doing a proper round-up, offering you 36 examples of 2020’s only accessory of note — which, it seems, may become a permanent fixture in our lives as we kick off the new year.

Origami Mask by Bailey Hikawa, in collaboration with Lefty, $28

Couture Face Mask by Peet Dullaert, $100

Face Mask in Mixed Pink Check by KkCo, $35

Fiona Linen Face Mask by Voutsa, $45

Alice Wonder Face Mask by Aloha Muriel, $30

Robert Venturi + Denise Scott Brown Grandmother Print from Open Edition, $28 for set of 2

Candida Alvarez: Palette Mask Set for Open Edition, $28 for set of 2

Origami Mask in Black Petite Check by Olive & Lou, $18

Reusable Face Mask With Carbon Filter by Permanent Collection, $62

Cotton Mask in Nosara by Upstate, $25

Longgg Cloud Puffs by Highdive NYC, $30

Grid and Stripe Masks by Minna, $15

Butterfly Mask by Haptic Lab, $14

Persimmon Pleats Mask by Sundae School, $20

Poketo x Meals Mask Set, $20 for 2

Alex Israel Mask for MOCA, $28

Andy Warhol Flowers Mask for MOCA, $28

Pastel Multi Yellow Plaid Rick Rack Mask by Picnicwear, $25

Checkered Patchwork Mask by Rachel Witus, $42

Jacquard Face Mask by Suzanne Rae, $45

Penrose Face Mask by Dusen Dusen, $20

Coyan Face Mask, $20

SM Cotton Face Mask by Shaina Mote, $20

Alice Tie Mask by Rachel Comey, $45

Blue Camo Mark I Mask by Goodfight, $40

Patchwork Face Mask Set of 3 by Ganni, $35

Urban Renewal ECOVERO Linen Reusable Face Mask Set, $12

Yard Sail Face Mask, $36

Fashion Face Mask With Bows by Collina Strada, $70

Fabric Mask Set by BAGGU, $32 for 3

Marigold Cotton Mask by BAAF Studio, $10

Adjustable Rose Silk by BAAF Studio, $17

Red Checkered Mask by Mallory Anita Lawson, $25

Adult Face Mask by Dôen, $18

Heather Taylor Face Mask 10-Pack, $50

Film Noir Mask by Laurs Kemp, $45