Designed to accommodate turbans, long beards as well as Hijabs.
Sunnie Delilah,UK Designer
Sunnie Delilah is a designer from Birmingham and owner of Delilah’s Dressing Doom.
She has come up with a special COVID-19 mask that makes it easier to wear for those
who wear turbans on their head and have long beards,for
whom other mask designs are insufficient
Sunnie Delilah
had Sikh men in mind when she designed the masks, which are long enough to
cover beards (with a pouch of sorts for the beard) and have elastic straps that
can stretch across the back of a turban.
She been working on the problem after seeing
her Sikh father-in-law struggle
She tells ‘This mask was created initially to
help my father-in-law, a Sikh man with a turban and long beard which standards
masks do not cater for. ‘He was unable to use it properly and didn’t feel
comfortable wearing them. ‘So I created a mask that protects long beards and
goes over the turban. The beard, if long, can catch all the droplets you are
supposedly trying to protect yourself from.
She adds: ‘The mask is also made to
make the wearer feel comfortable and confident with its design. ‘So far I have
orders from all around the world and it’s rapidly becoming more and more in
demand, within the Sikh communities especially.
“For men that are generally wear
turbans, you can’t really put elastics over the ears because your ears are
covered,” said Delilah, “and if you’ve got a long beard, your mask only covers
a proportion of your face.”
Sunnie’s business has taken off during
the pandemic as many rush to purchase her custom-made masks that sell for
£10-£20.After
posting her creation on social media, she has been receiving international
orders.
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