The Nehru

The Nehru wedding jacket is truly something special. It presents a striking departure from the traditional Western suit. Historically, it was modeled after the Indian achkan or sherwani, a garment worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. It boasts a beautiful minimalist aesthetic.

Although the jacket and its variations have been popular at traditional Indian weddings for some time now, many of us may recall the James Bond film "Dr. No," where the villain (Dr. No) immortalized the jacket.

One of our recent clients created an exceptionally attractive Nehru wedding jacket, which, in our opinion, has a very modern look in this dark navy fabric.

Nehru wedding jacket

A Nehru jacket for a wedding

So, aside from the obvious difference in cut compared to a Western suit, is a Nehru jacket really all that different? Clearly, there is no lapel, and in its place, a banded collar. But otherwise, there aren't too many differences.

Chest pocket on a Nehru wedding jacket

Side pockets are besom style for a clean look and are the same size and shape that you'd expect on a traditional Western suit.

Side pockets on a Nehru wedding jacket

This jacket had a fun paisley jacket lining in a luxurious red hue, but you could choose any one of our fun jacket linings.

Subtle blue accent stitching was a careful nod to the navy blue cloth, while also showing off the jacket's construction

Red jacket lining on a Nehru wedding suit

But there's plenty of room for creativity if you wanted to change some details. For instance, we can easily adjust the height of the collar, the side pocket style, and the lining, just to name a few. Also, any one of our fabrics can be made up in a Nehru style: plaid, striped, cashmere, etc.

Wrap up: the Nehru wedding jacket

All in all, this is one cool jacket. The clean lines of the Nehru style are perfect for a modern aesthetic and work well for today's fashion-forward groom. Skip the dress shirt, grab a pocket square, and you're good to go!

At HY.WO, we confidently serve and satisfy your textile requirements, measurements, and editing the details as required by your customers.

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