THE COVID Fashion
TMM|November 2020
The pandemic has resulted in some revolutionary changes and one of the changes that the fashion industry has witnessed is, ‘digitalization’. Apart from this, Made in India and sustainability has seen a major comeback, and a part of it is a unique jacket that can actually protect you from the deadly disease too. Meet CoVest, a COVID-19 protection jacket, designed by Somesh Singh, a former professor at NID Ahmedabad. This stylish and sensibly crafted jacket has various in-built capabilities to protect the wearer from infections and is a daily wear garment, which can surely fit in your regular wardrobe. In a detailed conversation with TMM, Somesh Singh talks about the key features of the jacket and how it came into existence.
THE COVID Fashion

How did the idea of CoVest happen to you?

When the first lockdown was announced in March 2020, I did not realize that this pandemic would become a nightmare, and towards the end of April, when the lockdown kept extending, it was evident that the situation was getting worse, and this was not going to stop anywhere. So, I decided to do something different and unique. I learned about the scientific masks and then created a tutorial to help people make the right mask, and then studied how infection can be avoided through social distancing, ensuring that from surface and belongings the disease is not transmitted. With all the thoughts, it took me a few weeks to find a comprehensive solution, and that's how I arrived at CoVest to solve all the issues using technology.

As I looked at solutions available to people, it left many concerns unaddressed, which includes: How does one know whether others are well or not well? How to recognize if the minimum distance of 2-meters or 6-feet is maintained? How does one sanitize their belongings? How does one isolate masks, and have a secure place not infecting other belongings? By being safe, we can break this chain of infection and help people with low immunity survive. I crafted CoVest as the answer to all queries and help the society at large.

Tell us in detail about the CoVest collection and its USP.

Frankly, there is no collection, but two versions and three technologies that lead to the creation of CoVest. The versions include a half jacket and a full suit that uses buzzer technology for proximity alert. If I talk about the USP of the product, there is no product like this made during the pandemic, which provides a comprehensive solution to prevent CoVid-19. Apart from this, it has the following features:

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