Central Saint Martins graduate Amelia Kociolkowska has designed a spandex pouch called Carrie, which offers those working in the police or armed forces a discreet and hygienic way to store their sanitary products while in the field.
With easy access in mind, the "wearable pocket" is designed to be either strapped around the thigh like a holster or clipped on to a belt loop and tucked into the waistband.
Storing tampons and pads directly on the body allows female officers to quickly change them even while on active duty, as well as avoiding pointed comments from male colleagues when reaching for their sanitary products.

Kociolkowska determined these as the most pressing concerns after conducting a series of interviews and workshops with women in these professions, as well as joining a police ride-along. "A former soldier described how, when she was out in the field, she would have to hide behind a bush to change and would depend on the help of another woman to hold her bag of period products," she told Dezeen.
"She couldn't store them in her uniform as it was constantly dirty and, if she was in the field alone, she'd have to balance her artillery and equipment with her period products, which is as difficult as it is unhygienic."

The Carrie mitigates this difficulty by having the products automatically revealed upon pulling down the trousers, with designated compartments for tampons and pads.
Developed in collaboration with London College of Fa...