Dehradun, Half a dozen students with their faculty mentors of the Graphic Era Hill University, Department of Fashion Design burnt the midnight oil for six long months to give us the ‘Uttarakhand Cap’.
This isn’t your regular topi/cap but one that brings with it the rich tradition and culture of the hill-state of Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand Cap designed under the student brand ‘SWAYAM,’ inculcates an embroidered band with the State’s Aipan Art, the vibrant colour of the State Bird Monal, the red of the State Tree Rhododendron and the colourful bands of the Kumaon Regiment and Garhwal Rifles. The richness of this tradition in further signified by the use of indigenous handloom silk fabric.
Telling us more about the cap, Dr. Jyoti Chhabra Professor and Head, School of Design, Graphic Era Hill University tells us, “The University students felt that the people of Uttarakhand wear a variety of caps but unlike other states; Uttarakhand does not have its own authentic cap. This “Uttarakhand Cap” is an innovative initiative by the students to represent the honour and traditional values of the residents of the State.”
The Cap was officially launched on the 1st of February 2019, when it was worn by the Chief Minister along with Cabinet Ministers Prakash Pant, Yashpal Arya, Harak Singh Rawat, Dhan Singh Rawat, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh among others. Praising the Uttarakhand Cap the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat admired the research and approach of the entire faculty in designing the cap.
Signing off Dr. Jyoti Chabbra adds, “It has been the result of the exploratory research done by students of the Department of Fashion Design. The department has the philosophy of promoting the culture and traditions of our home state through our fashion exploration. It’s both our vision and mission to put Uttarakhand on the Indian fashion map through the hill-state’s first generation of designers.”
To order your free size Uttarakhand Cap place an order with the Department of Fashion Design GEHU on their FaceBook Page fdgehu.
