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It began out of necessity but now face masks are becoming trendy and stylish. Sure, some people still wear the throw-away masks handed out in hospitals, but more people are reaching out to online retailers and designers looking for something a bit more eye-catching. “I think this is absolutely a fashion trend,” said Ashley Nell Tipton.  Tipton knows a...

Are face masks the latest fashion trend? Some designers are catering to those that think so. NBC 7’s Allison Ash reports.

San Diego native and “Project Runway” winner Ashley Nell Tipton is using her design skills – a many, many sewing machines – to make face masks that she hopes will help her community in these times of the novel coronavirus.

“Project Runway” winner Ashley Nell Tipton has transformed her Hillcrest design studio into a hub where she is making masks for those impacted by the coronavirus.