Styling masks for campus debut
With Delhi University (DU) expected to open its doors for the new batch of students, aka freshers, in August, there is palpable excitement among them. They are not only short listing suitable outfits for their campus debut but are also searching for and stitching masks to accessorise their attires.
“I am so excited to go to college! I have asked my mother to stitch 10 masks for me in neutral browns that will go with all my outfits. I have designed the lace embroidery on them myself! We will give them a pearl lining,” says Avni Bhatnagar from Delhi.
Some DU aspirants are browsing through online stores to find the mask that best suits their style.
“I have ordered 15 masks of various patterns from online portals. Some of the masks I have ordered have millennial phrases on them such as ‘stay woke’, I think it will create a good first impression when I don a mask with a message,” says Deeksha Nautiyal, a resident of Gurugram.
Some youngsters keen on putting their creativity to work are even learning to design and stitch a mask through YouTube tutorials. “I am following a few tutorials and I have made five masks all by myself! My friends have started asking me to make some for them, too,” shares an excited Nancy Wadhwa, a Delhiite.
Recycling old clothes to make masks is another hack that people have used to make handcrafted masks.
“My mother has plenty of old silk cotton Banarasi and Bandhani saris that she has no use of. I have used the borders of her saris along with a matching cotton cloth to make beautiful masks that could go with kurtis and jeans,” says Noida resident Nayantara Tripathi.