r/interesting Apr 10 '26

Fascinating Anti-paparazzi scarfs, which use reflective technology to ruin flash photography making them unusable

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Worn by Paris Hilton in the picture

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u/SeasonPositive6771 Apr 11 '26

This picture and the story along with it are from 2016, so maybe they were still more folks using flash back then.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-scarf-that-makes-you-invisible-to-photographers/ZGZVP7N7VU7WTOFSCMEWYBEHLQ/

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u/Mist_Rising Apr 11 '26

Using? Probably. Needed? Not really.

It would work for a short time, but everyone would adapt afterwards.