Presently the Lady Thorn helmet looks a little awkward being held up by metal collars onto a thin cloth in an unclear weird way
Perhaps it could be changed a little bit by giving it some spikes to make it look like its holding onto one's face on its' own more naturally? Give it that more... vampiric feel hehe
Yeah spiky metal ring does kind of just float, but eh. Other than that I can reasonably see it being attached to the hood.
That said, I'm not sure how you imagine this. It IS a mask. It has a hood over it. The straps that are holding it up are under the hood, tight to the wearers face. Sure, you could add more spikes into the outside, but they wouldn't be touching the head. Do you think the straps should go over the hood instead? I guess it's not really more or less impractical than this way around.