| Nehru mens suits are quite popular as they have | | | | brilliant articles of clothing. Man wearing Nehru |
| hip-length tailored coats with a stand-up or | | | | leather jackets make powerful statements and |
| "mandarin" collar, and modeled on the South Asian | | | | get noticed very easily. The jackets represent |
| achkan or sherwani. This apparel was initially worn | | | | the formal jodhpuri fashion, with a stand up collar |
| by Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s Prime Minister | | | | suit lacking in lapels. The pants are generally very |
| between 1947 and 1964, thus the name of the | | | | similar to the ones of the western style mens |
| mens suits model. It is important to note that | | | | suits with one pleat, two pleats or without pleats. |
| unlike the achkan that reaches below the | | | | Also the pocket may be on the side or slant. |
| wearer’s knees, the Nehru jacket is much | | | | If you are looking for long Nehru mens suits, |
| shorter resembles the regular suit jacket in all | | | | meaning suits with long jackets like 3/4 length |
| aspects except the collar. Nehru leather jackets | | | | jackets. You can just specify the length you want |
| also became very popular throughout the past | | | | in the measurement and the tailor or the |
| years and more and more designers are starting | | | | manufacturer will design a suit especially for you |
| to include them into their collections. | | | | and with the length you requested. In general, the |
| This type of apparel was created in India in the | | | | Nehru suit has a hip long jacket and in this case |
| 1940s as the Band Gale Ka Coat (the translation | | | | there is no difference between Jodhpuri suit and |
| from Hindi/Urdu would be "Closed Neck Coat") | | | | Nehru suit. |
| and has been quite popular on the subcontinent | | | | The most used fabric in the creation of these |
| ever since. The most popular use was as the top | | | | mens suits is terrywool, which is well known as |
| half of mens suits for formal occasions. In Europe, | | | | the fabric for Nehru suits. This fabric is actually a |
| it started to be marketed as the Nehru jacket | | | | blend of 35% Merino wool and 65% polyester. |
| throughout the mid-1960s, and was briefly popular | | | | This is considered to be the best fabric that men |
| there in the late 1960s and early 1970. The | | | | can wear during summer as well as winter. Also |
| popularity of the Nehru suit excelled as it grew | | | | the leather jackets in this style started to be |
| awareness of foreign culture. Also, the Beatles | | | | quite popular and that is why several types of |
| had a very big impact in popularizing the garment. | | | | leather are used in the creation process, the most |
| The Nehru leather jackets are considered to be | | | | popular being the antelope leather. |