Sherwani or Nehru Suit, Both are same

Sherwani or Nehru suits have the similarity but these both differentiate in some point. Many people think these are same due to the looks and the old people who have seen this kind of dress in past years so they compare it with that. 

Both the dresses represent the history of India and Pakistan, so the people who have some image of past people in their mind they think that these both are same dresses. Sherwanis have a traditional history back to the eighteenth century. It was the dress code for the court of rulers of India and Pakistan. It was then adopted by the general population as a western form of traditional clothes.

On the other hand Nehru suit is twin edged suit which can be worn for both professional and traditional events. It has a short length coat with a unique collar that is an official or a raised up collar different from the normal collars which turnover or the flat collars. Nehru suits named because of the fact that the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru used to wear this kind of a suit, it’s been designed by taking the inspiration from the South Asian ashcan or the Sherwani.

The main difference between the Sherwani and the Nehru suit is that, the Sherwani has a long length which reaches to the knee and the Nehru suit has a short length just like normal Tuxedo. The foremost reason behind the popularity of Nehru suit is that many designers have started including this typical piece of clothing into their stunning collections. Nehru suit gained the popularity in the late 60’s and early 70’s, but the suit was firstly crafted in early 40’s under a name “Band Gale ka coat” which means coat with a closed neck. It gained the popularity in the subcontinent ofEuropeunder the name of Nehru Jacket in the early sixties.

Sherwanis are long length coats with front open buttons can be worn over a simple Kurta along with either Churidar or fit Pajama. It is generally made of heavy fabric, silk or wool or may be velvet with linen. It’s usually body fitted for upper part of the body and splendid from the lower part of the body. There are many embroidery patterns found on Sherwanis now so you can customize whatever you would like to add to it.

These both are available online at web stores and retail stores as well so if you want to try a new style of clothing then have a look on the websites offering these kind of apparel. You can wear these clothes on any informal or traditional occasions.