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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Kanika Gahlaut

Modi jacket or Nehru jacket? The history behind the iconic Indian waistcoat

Is the Modi jacket and Nehru jacket the same thing? The terms are increasingly used interchangeably. In retail spaces, the sleeveless band-collar waistcoat is now marketed almost entirely as the 'Modi jacket'. Even fashion commentators have begun referring to it that way.

But whose jacket is it anyway?

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