# Those sleveless jackets with narrow up-turned collars in Pakistan

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668 "2008-02-22T02:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![drhess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668/1 "2008-02-22T02:41:30Z")

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What are they called? Are they considered equivalent to wearing a “suit and tie”?

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668/2 "2008-02-22T03:12:27Z")

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[Nehru jackets?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehru_jacket)

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668/3 "2008-02-22T03:32:32Z")

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[Waistcoat suits](http://www.786shop.com/search_result.asp?Category=Waistsuit)?

They’re apparently a [shalwar kameez](http://www.786shop.com/search_result.asp?Category=Kurta) worn with a vest.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668/4 "2008-02-22T15:03:14Z")

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An embroidered vest worn over a sherwani (basically a long, fancy kurta) can be considered formal wear. They can be worn at weddings as well. There are also knee-length jackets with sleeves which might be even more formal.