NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest coronavirus-related proclamation? "Wearing a mask is officially cool," he announced at his Tuesday briefing.
Several designers and retailers have begun selling cloth face masks, including the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Steve Madden and Rag & Bone, so Cuomo's assertation is pretty spot-on.
"New Yorkers want to reinforce it for other New Yorkers: This is cool," Cuomo said. "You want to encourage people to do this."
"If I could sign an executive order that says, 'Wearing a mask is officially cool,'" said Cuomo, trailing off before finishing his thought.
While Cuomo donned a run-of-the-mill surgical mask, he urged New Yorkers to be more creative.
"You don't have to [use a] boring mask like my mask. I'm a boring guy," he said. "They have color masks. They have masks that say things. Some people coordinate their outfit with the color of their mask."
Cuomo said masks must become part of every day life. "This has to be part of literally who we are and what we do every day," he said. "That does not mean when someone doesn't wear a mask, we should be rude to that person or be obnoxious to that person. But, this has got to be part of every New Yorker's fashion and design and clothing and outfit. It makes a real difference."
