Nehru jacket

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The Nehru jacket is an article of clothing that originates in India and became popular in the West in the 1960s. It is modelled after the jackets preferred by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.

The distinctive feature of the jacket is its stand-up collar. Its popularity in 1960s was buoyed by both the growing awareness of ethnic diversity and the minimalism of the Mod lifestyle, and particularly by the Beatles, who wore the jackets during their 1968 trip to India.

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Trivia

Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond's archenemy wears a Nehru jacket in You Only Live Twice. Beginning in the 1990s, Dr. Evil and Mini-Me from the Austin Powers films parody this look.
Sammy Davis Jr. claimed to have over 200 Nehru jackets.
In The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, the black coat that Neo wears inside the Matrix is a combination of a Nehru jacket and a sherwani.
Televangelist Benny Hinn often wears a Nehru jacket.