Get It Right With Desi Vibes: Nehru Jackets

With Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha creating the right buzz, the Nehru jackets that Ajay Devgan and Arjun Rampal are carrying with elan are back in news.

Be vibrant: Jazz up the date

When you don’t have the time to go back home from work, change and then head straight to the hot date’s house, a jacket like this comes handy. It also makes you look like the man she would want to fall in love with.

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Perfect for… A quick dinner date at the fine dine restaurant she loves to visit.

₹1690, Study By Janak

Love khaki? Buttons up

We really loved the pattern of buttons in this number.

Perfect for… One of those meetings in which you are supposed to look intellectual.

₹4495, Yell

Thoda alag hai: Cross over

Even in the most typical of designs, a bit of change is always welcomed by some people. Not everyone in the FHM team agreed to this design, but there were a few who have already ordered it for themselves.

Perfect for… Any occassion where you have to look stylish and classy.

₹8900, Study By Janak

Classic: Old is gold

Nothing can beat or even come close to the appeal of the classic design of Nehru jackets. The only tweak in this number is the use of linen fabric, which makes it even more comfortable to wear.

Perfect for… Any occassion you can think of. From a nightclub to official dinners.

₹4495, Yell

If not black: Feeling blue

If black is not something that does it for you, then blue is the safest bet. Team it up with a white shirt and you are ready for any occassion, right from a coffee conversation to the quaterly sales meet.

Perfect for… That meeting where you have to look like the boss yet stand apart.

₹4495, Yell

Wear it right: top tips for wearing Nehru jackets

Tips from Divya Gupta, designer, Yell.

• Go collarless if possible: Wear a collarless shirt or rounded T-shirt with your Nehru jacket. It gives clarity to the ensemble.
• Team it according to your needs: Pair the jacket with matching trousers for a formal look. However, to add a casual look, team the jacket with jeans or odd coloured trousers. Go for kurta shirts to give it an Indian look.
• Collar up: As far as possible, avoid turning down collar shirts while pairing it with Nehru Jackets as it makes the closed neck of the jacket look ‘stuffed’.
• Men with belly, please pay attention: If you have a belly fat, leave the jacket open but if you are fit and in shape, button it up to define your build.
• Get the right fit: A strong Nehru Jacket that sits right on your hip calls for the best investment.

From the September 2013 issue of FHM India.