Published 16:59 IST, December 1st 2020
Delhi designer Manish Tripathi aims for Guinness World Record with world's largest mask
Delhi-based designer Manish Tripathi and his team of more than 50, including technical persons, designers, tailors have aimed to make the world’s largest mask.
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A Delhi-based fashion designer Manish Tripathi and his team of more than 50 people, including technical persons, designers, tailors, communications leers, and stylists have aimed to make world’s largest cloth mask. team has revved up for his 'Sheher Se Gaon Tak' initiative which will stitch 100sqm of fabric to make largest cloth mask.
Delhi based designer to make Guinness World Record
Talking about current record-holding country and designer’s vision behind making mask, Tripathi told Mid Day that current record, reports state Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) where a cloth mask of 72 sqm was me sometime in August. Beating Middle East country, Tripathi believes that along with his team he can go one better with 100 sqm.
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team ded that y are attempting a world record but according to m aiming for mask is much more beyond records and numbers. On December 1 morning, Tripathi joined by a few ors and a camera crew will leave Delhi on a 20-day ro journey, to at least 10 states sourcing fabric from women workers, to put mask toger. fabrics will be sourced for a payment.
From classily subtle chikankari of Luckw to Phulkari vibes in Punjab, dazzling talent of Mhubani experts of Bihar, uber-chic Ajrakh of Rajasthan, stolidly tritional Paithani of Maharashtra, mask is envisioned as a window to a kaleidoscope of cultures. Calling it a mixed bag of cultures, Tripathi said that this is reason is why he said earlier that it is t just an attempt at a world record, it is also about showcasing Indian crafts with thre of hope and new beginnings. It is about sunshine in an overall gloomy time.
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designer also took to Instagram and shared a post about his initiative that spoke volumes about his aim and motto behind making world record. While captioning post, he wrote, “Manish Tripathi & Odra Foundation are gl to welcome Club One Air as official Flying Partner @cluboneair_official for World's Largest Mask event. Club One Air is one of largest and oldest luxury charter plane operators in India. y provide best private jet services with experience, which is t just about flying but of travel in unmatched style and luxury.”
designer while explaining romap of initiative furr told entertainment portal that on December 20, all fabrics are going to be sewn toger for mask at his New Delhi facility. On December 25, mask will be put on a hot-air balloon at India Gate where y aim to get it launched by President Ram Nath Kovind as an attempt to set a Guinness World Record.
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(Im credit: Manish Tripathi/ Instagram)
17:00 IST, December 1st 2020