Social distancing is the buzzword of the coronavirus pandemic.
It's about increasing the physical distance between people and, therefore, lessen the chance of COVID-19 passing from individual to individal.
But keeping your distance isn't new.
This video is based on an article by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio.
"As a historian who writes about the political and cultural meanings of clothing, I know that fashion can play an important role in the project of social distancing, whether the space created helps solve a health crisis or keep away pesky suitors," he writes.
"Clothing has long served as a useful way to mitigate close contact and unnecessary exposure. In this current crisis, face masks have become a fashion accessory that signals, Stay Away.”
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