Condom kurtas for Aids awareness

M A Rehman a fashion designer whose condom kurtas didn’t please the Indian government

has sent the garment designed by him to the UN secretary general. The designer says he thought of making something new on World Aids Day (December 1, last year (2010) and this is the reason why he made a kurta from condoms. He wanted the Indian government to help him in this initiative and approached well-known leaders through e-mail and faxes but there was no reply so he sent the garment to UN secretary general. The designer owns a fashion and lifestyle studio in Delhi named Protein which stocks kurta-pajamas, waistcoats and jackets. But it is his kurtas for which he is best-known because they are made of condoms. Contraceptives are stitched all over the garment and he says the purpose is to remind people to about safe sex. Seeing the response from the media and world, the designer is planning to bring out the same concept again on December 1, this year in Delhi. He is also planning a fashion show around this theme. In the meantime, he says, he sent a garment to the UN secretary general, and got a reply from the office, thanking him and commending him for such an innovative step.

Rahman created the kurta with emergency condoms in the collar and other condoms stitched to the rest of the fabric. According to him the act, which was a reminder for people to carry out safe sex, received accolades from all quarters of the world. Indeed, wearing the condom kurta can be an attention grabber, especially of the right kind.