[Sartorial choice of an individual no doubt allows us a glimpse into the psyche of that individual. And this time it's of course considerably more revealing than usual.]
/II. Modi mocked for wearing suit printed with his own name POSTED: 26 Jan 2015 21:40 The rare sartorial misstep involved a pin-striped suit Narendra Modi wore for his one-on-one meeting with visiting US President Barack Obama. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen wearing a suit bearing his own name, speaks during a joint press conference after delegation level talks with US President Barack Obama in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh/Files) ENLARGECAPTION NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi's daring fashion choices have won plaudits in the past, but the Indian leader's decision to wear a suit with his own name printed all over it sparked a barrage of mockery on social media. The rare sartorial misstep involved a pin-striped suit Modi wore for his one-on-one meeting with visiting US President Barack Obama on Sunday (Jan 25). When images of the prime minister were enlarged, it became clear that the subtle pink stripes were made up of the words "Narendra Damodardas Modi" printed in tiny letters on the tailored wool suit. Close-up images of the suit have gone viral, triggering sardonic responses from social media users under the hashtag #ModiSuit. "Maybe he was afraid that someone would steal his clothes?" Suprateek Chatterjee tweeted, calling it a "vanity-striped suit". The suit - Modi's second outfit of the day after he greeted the Obamas at the airport wearing a beige kurta and saffron shawl - clearly did not offend the US president. Obama complimented Modi on his style during his toast at dinner that evening, and said he had considered wearing a kurta himself. Modi is not the first world leader to wear his name on his sleeve. In 2011 former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was photographed wearing a bespoke suit with his name printed into pin-stripes. - AFP/by II. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150128/jsp/nation/story_10394.jsp Pinstripes? Nah, self-stripes Our Bureau Jan. 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not wear what some described as "self-belief" on his sleeves alone. He wears it all over himself. On the Hyderabad House lawns on Sunday, Modi turned out in a dark bandhgala embroidered with his own name - vertically and countless times. The golden stripes in the fitted wool jacket and trousers that Modi wore during bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama on Sunday were not stripes at all. Close-up photographs revealed the words "Narendra Damodardas Modi" repeatedly embroidered into the fabric. Damodardas was Modi's father. Sources indicated that the cloth for the suit was handpicked by the Prime Minister from an array of gifts that he received from admirers from across the world to wear during the American President's visit. The name embroidered on the cloth is suggested by the person who places the order. It is not clear who placed this particular order. The fabric was sent to his favourite tailors, the Ahmedabad-based Jade Blue, for stitching. The outfitters delivered it a week ago, just in time for a final fitting. "We were told that the fabric was a gift from Italy, but we don't know which company produced it and who gifted it to him. It was stitched by my brother, Bipin Chauhan," said Jitendra Chauhan, the proprietor of Jade Blue. While Modi's self-stripe is the talk of the town, the idea is far from original. Similar style was associated with ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011. In the 1990s, English fabric manufacturers Holland & Sherry introduced the selection. Such pinstripe suits were worn by former Argentina President Carlos Menem and boxer Evander Holyfield. The boxer had suits that read "Evander Holyfield, The Champ", "The Champ one more time" and "Three-Time Champ", according to the Fortune magazine. "The Prime Minister is very shaukeen (fond of the finer things) and he has a mind of his own. He is a master in deciding what to wear for which occasion," said Bipin Chauhan. One thing I learned very early on in life is clothes should never be fun. There is always an attempt to jazz up a pinstripe.... "Here's to a prime minister who will always have a 100% approval rating.... At the very least, from himself,' tweeted buzzfeed, an American digital news media website. and don't trust them an inch "This personalised textile is the in thing. International brands are doing it." Old-school tailors like O.P. Grover, who has stitched suits for two US Presidents - George Bush and Bill Clinton- from his Khan Market shop here in Delhi, is not surprised. "His (Modi's) tastes are different, what can we say?" he asked. "The Nehru jacket has become Modi jacket, now this suit might also be called Modi suit," said Grover. Reporting by Ananya Sengupta, Amit Roy and Reuters -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
