They Don’t Need No Steenkin’ Badges!

The police force of India’s western state of Gujarat, where temperatures can exceed 114 F, is determined to look fresher and smell better this summer with Scented Uniforms. According to Somesh Singh, of India’s National Institute of Design (NID), “The purpose is to do away with the perspiration odor. We have decided to make these uniforms more sweet smelling. Three different fragrances - jasmine, rose and citrus will be incorporated into these uniforms.” The garments will retain their scent even after washing as the fragrance is embedded in the cotton during processing.

How are the 8,000 police officers involved reacting to their sweet-smelling new duds? Pretty darned favorably, it seems. “We have worn a thick cotton brown coloured uniform with a broad belt and plastic badges for several decades now,” senior police officer RK Patel told the Reuters news agency, “and we are tired of it.”