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{{short description|Item of clothing popularised by former Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru}} | {{short description|Item of clothing popularised by former Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru}} | ||
{{about|a long-sleeved article of clothing|Nehru vest|Bandi (jacket)|the album by [[Himanshu Suri]]|Nehru Jackets}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} | ||
[[File:Yohji Yamamoto wool suit c 1990.jpg|thumb|upright|Japanese pinstripe Nehru suit, 1990s.]] | [[File:Yohji Yamamoto wool suit c 1990.jpg|thumb|upright|Japanese pinstripe Nehru suit, 1990s.]] | ||
The '''Nehru jacket''' is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a [[mandarin collar]], and with its front modelled on the [[India]]n [[achkan]] or [[sherwani]], a garment worn by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the [[Prime Minister]] of [[India]] from 1947 to 1964. | The '''Nehru jacket''' is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a [[mandarin collar]], and with its front modelled on the [[India]]n [[achkan]] or [[sherwani]], a garment worn by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the [[Prime Minister]] of [[India]] from 1947 to 1964. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru on horseback in Achkan and chooridar.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in an ''achkan'' or [[sherwani]], a garment which served as a model for the Nehru jacket.]] | [[File:Jawaharlal Nehru on horseback in Achkan and chooridar.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in an ''achkan'' or [[sherwani]], a garment which served as a model for the Nehru jacket.]] | ||
The Nehru jacket is a variation of the [[Jodhpuri]] where the material is often [[khadi]] (hand-woven cloth). The [[Jodhpuri]] itself is an evolution from the [[Angarkha]]. Popularized during the terms of Jawaharlal Nehru, these distinct Bandhgalas made from khadi remain popular to this day.<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/nehru-jacket-or-modi-vest-which-one-are-you-wearing-today/300859</ref> | The Nehru jacket is a variation of the [[Jodhpuri]] where the material is often [[khadi]] (hand-woven cloth). The [[Jodhpuri]] itself is an evolution from the [[Angarkha]]. Popularized during the terms of Jawaharlal Nehru, these distinct Bandhgalas made from khadi remain popular to this day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/nehru-jacket-or-modi-vest-which-one-are-you-wearing-today/300859|title=Nehru Jacket or Modi Vest: Which One Are You Wearing Today? | Outlook India Magazine}}</ref> | ||
== Style == | == Style == | ||
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== Popularity == | == Popularity == | ||
The jacket began to be marketed as the ''Nehru jacket'' in Europe and America in the mid 1960s. It was briefly popular there in the late 1960s and early 1970s, its popularity spurred by the aspirational class' growing awareness of elite foreign cultures, by the [[minimalism]] of the [[Mod (subculture)|Mod lifestyle]] and, in particular, by [[the Beatles]] and subsequently [[the Monkees]].<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3425500603.html</ref><ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/615529/John-Lennon-Beatles-suit-auction John Lennon's suit found]</ref> | The jacket began to be marketed as the ''Nehru jacket'' in Europe and America in the mid 1960s. It was briefly popular there in the late 1960s and early 1970s, its popularity spurred by the aspirational class' growing awareness of elite foreign cultures, by the [[minimalism]] of the [[Mod (subculture)|Mod lifestyle]] and, in particular, by [[the Beatles]] and subsequently [[the Monkees]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3425500603.html| title = Nehru Jacket {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} </ref><ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/615529/John-Lennon-Beatles-suit-auction John Lennon's suit found]</ref> | ||
Nehru jackets were worn by many enemies of the title hero of the [[James Bond]] franchise. | Nehru jackets were worn by many enemies of the title hero of the [[James Bond]] franchise. | ||
On ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]], an arch-enemy of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor]] wore black nehru jackets during his first and sixth incarnations. | On ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]], an arch-enemy of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor]], wore black nehru jackets during his first and sixth incarnations. | ||
In the 1996 film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'', M'Ling wears an ivory nehru jacket. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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=== Notes === | === Notes === | ||
{{notelist}} | {{notelist}} | ||
=== Citations === | === Citations === | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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{{Jawaharlal Nehru}} | |||
[[Category:Indian clothing]] | [[Category:Indian clothing]] | ||
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[[Category:Jackets]] | [[Category:Jackets]] | ||
[[Category:Lounge jackets]] | [[Category:Lounge jackets]] | ||