achkan

Others opt for the achkan - the Indian rival to the crisp suit, only better.

He was poorly dressed in a ragged, high-collared achkan and dhoti.

Related to the achkan; especially popular at the Hyderabad court and in Aligarh.

Grooms traditionally wore the angarkha which has now been superseded by the achkan.

The sherwani is generally associated with Muslims while the achkan was historically favored by Hindu nobles.

The achkan later evolved into the Nehru Jacket, which is popular in India and Bangladesh.

Today, achkan is commonly worn by the grooms during South Asias wedding ceremonies or other formal festive occasions.

Just months after Gandhi's assassination, a sombre Nehru can be seen wearing a mandarin-collared achkan suit that's several sizes too big for him.

The bridegroom is usually dressed in a gold achkan, with an orange turban and a churidar or jodhpurs with jootis.

Unlike the achkan, which falls somewhere below the knees of the wearer, the Nehru jacket is shorter, resembling a military-style jerkin.

It is still worn through out Indian subcontinent and is traditionally worn over kurta, achkan or sherwani since classical age.

The Tibetan chhuba, a long woollen coat which resembles an achkan, is worn as well, with a sleeveless woollen jacket.

Achkan, like Angarkha was traditionally worn with sash known as patka, kamarband or dora wrapped around the waist to keep the entire costume in place.

Men wear shalwar kameez, kurta, Pakistani Waistcoat, achkan and sherwani, churidar or pajama.

It can be distinguished from the achkan by the fact that it is often made from heavier suiting fabrics, and by the presence of a lining.

Achkan traditionally has side-opening tied with strings, this style of opening is known as baghal bandi but frontal opening were not uncommon, similar to Angarkha.

The magazine said the garment comes from the northern Indian achkan - that is, "a closed-neck, coat like garment usually considered court dress for Indian nobility".

No one else, including the couple’s fathers, wore a suit or an achkan; in fact, they both wore striped shirts as if they were in some gilded prison.

Men traditionally wear kurta, achkan, kameez and sherwani for upper garment, lower garment includes dhoti, churidar, shalwar and lungi.

Only old landlords (nayak ji family and Bada khandan family) people used to wear sherwani,achkan,suite,prince suite,overcoats and basket dress.

The difference between sherwani and achkan is the opening, sherwani has long frontal opening while achkan has side opening.

In Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal), the Sherwani or Achkan is worn by people on formal occasions such as weddings and eid.

His designs mostly reflect the Rajasthan heritage; however, Jodhpuri Bandhgala, Jodhpuri Achkan, and Jackets are his typical designs.

The forward-looking Nawab or Maharaja is no longer content bestriding his estates in a traditional full-length Achkan Nehru coat or the baggy cotton Kurta pyjama.

However, unlike the achkan, which falls somewhere below the knees of the wearer, the Nehru jacket is not only shorter, but also, in all respects other than the collar, resembles the suit jacket.