“Fashion Underneath the White Apron”

Disclaimer 1 : No comments about teachers,(you can double check) coz — (i) I wanna Pass,(ii) Not that they’d be reading this, (iii) What’s there to write about anyway, oops!

Disclaimer 2 : This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to the living or undead could very well be true.

Fashion and the medical profession don’t really make the best of friends. Let’s start off with what really distinguishes us lot from the rest — Aprons; A big part of our metamorphosis into Med. School students from the obscure of a medical aspirant.When you are a fresher here, the apron is your lone saviour — the only piece of clothing you’ve put that doesn’t send on-lookers into a hysterical fit of laughter. So here comes along the juniormost — hair dipped in mustard oil (10-20 dips), the length of hair maintained according to a stringent set of rules, set by “Bosses” who have an immaculate sense of diagnosing if someone crossed the limit by 10-3 of an inch.The white overalls underneath the apron isn’t any more fashionable than your average DAV 6th grader, and at least he’s allowed a belt and a better looking Tie.From the 2nd year students to the interns, you got pretty much the same dress code —Jeans & Tees. Trousers faded in all sorts of designs and places even embroidered (and men wearing them) the wardrobe picked up from all the “70% + 20%” off outlets at a handy 500 bucks (you go figure the original MRP) of course. There are variations, you know like the sudden surge in fashion graphs, the 1st year students create after surviving. The “Under Ragging Fashion Depression Syndrome”.Rock band tees are in vogue these days (Bon jovi to Bob Marrey, RHCP to megadeth).

All of this about casual wear. Well, at parties and such occasions, you’d see tuxedoes and churidar dresses (isn’t that way it’s called?) as well. A special mention about the females here. They are more often not that (not you, dear) bland ....... you judge them fashion-wise. And with the “Underneath the apron” heading of this article, they hardly qualify ‘coz they’re perennially hidden under the white coat and if they did not take it off in the 45°C temp. we got this summer, you never expect them to (“we are here to become doctors, Mr. wiseguy”.) Fine, whatever “suits” ya. PGs now — formals or casuals, they seem to be well dressed all the time (something to do with the 6th pay scale, I reckon). The stethos are entwined in different looks — “The snake around the neck” N’ “Earphone” look is also in. I better shut up, I’m beginning to sound like a fashion designer, yuck!

– Dushyant
2007 Batch,RIMS,Ranchi