As far as I know, Nehru jacket is different from Sherwani. Nehru jacket is sleeveless and is above the waist, while Sherwani has sleeves and is full-length, just above the ankles. Now, we have Modi jacket, a little variation from the Nehru jacket.
Eugene On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Roland <roland.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Normally gentlemen sport a white carnation in their lapels. > > But two well dressed and well known fashionistas extraordinaire broke the > carnation barrier and wore roses. > > Nehru, prime minister of India wore a blood red rose on his jacket, the > latter better known as Sherwani which later was commonly called throughout > international circles as a Nehru jacket. He was so fastidious that he sent > his clothes to be laundered in Paris via an Air India flight every Tuesday > ever since it started operations in 1946. > > The senior Trudeau, a playboy in his earlier political years and a fan of > socialist Nehru, took to wearing a rose in the style of his senior, except > he chose light or pastel hues of the rose instead of blood red. Nehru's > fastidiousness was replaced by Trudeau's flamboyance complimented by a wild > Margaret. The husband and wife made a headline pair. > > Common to both N and T was intelligence, education and a keen desire to > use socialism to its best benefits. Ismaili, Goan and even Ugandan black > refugees from Idi Amin found a home in Canada, thanks to Pierre Elliott > Trudeau. > > Roland Francis > Toronto