He’s always had his finger on the fashion pulse.

And it seems Kanye West was even a trendsetter when it came to 2020’s biggest, and most

unexpected, accessory – the facemask.

Months before masks became essentials amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kanye was wearing one

on a mid-2019 family trip to Japan, his wife Kim Kardashian has revealed.

‘Flashback to last year’s Japan trip when Kanye would wear full face masks,’ she wrote, sharing the image to Instagram.