Sticking a Tongue Out to Cold Weather With This Quirky Winter Wear

When the pan­dem­ic first began, I dis­cov­ered the work of Ice­landic artist Ýrúrarí. She cre­at­ed knit­ted face masks that, while not pro­tec­tive, would cer­tain­ly encour­age social dis­tanc­ing by being (delight­ful­ly) bizarre. This was an exten­sion of her sweaters and oth­er work, which is what I’d like to focus on today.

The vis­cera of the human body—particularly the mouth with empha­sis on the tongue—is ever-present in Ýrúrarí’s designs. Mouths with their tongues stick­ing out and teeth with braces dec­o­rate the bod­ies and arms of her sweaters and also form the basis of her bal­a­clavas. Unex­pect­ed and play­ful, they add some wel­come col­or to cold-weath­er gear, which can be very dark and drab. Ýrúrarí’s work encour­ages us to cool­er temps with the same sort of fun we might pair a fes­tive vaca­tion shirt in the summer.

Ýrúrarí sells her cre­ations in her online shop. Be sure to fol­low her on Insta­gram to see what she’s work­ing on next.