• The nehru collar is part of a hip-length tailored coat for men or women.
• Created in India in the 1940s and has been popularly used as the top half of a suit for formal occassions.
• Sold as the nehru jacket first in the 1960s in the West.
• Notable wearers: The Beatles, The Monkees, villains in James Bond.
• Single-breasted and fitted with a slight banded collar.
• Popularity of the nehru collars decreased after a turbelent time in fashion in the late 1960s.
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