[At sl. no. I below is provided a link to an FB site offering a bird's eye view of global media reactions. At II, III, and IV are news reports from three leading players. Not for nothing Modi made himself a butt of jokes on the social media.
The fact that while Modi kept referring to Obama as "Barack" - his first name with Obama responding by calling him "Mr. Prime Minister of India", during the joint radio programme 'Mann ki baat' (from heart to heart), and the way he (literally) elbowed out Indian Vice President just to sit next to Obama at the Republic Day extravaganza - with the TV cameras on, flouting the well established protocol, are also significant windows to his psyche.] I/IV. https://www.facebook.com/TruthOfGujarat/photos/a.561088530622069.1073741829.548068281924094/855959484468304/?type=1 II/IV. http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2015/jan/26/narendra-modi-personlised-pinstripe-suit-fashion-india-barack-obama Narendra Modi's style tip for world leaders: wear a suit with your name written on it For his recent meeting with Barack Obama, India's prime minister wore a suit with his name written in the pinstripes India's prime minister Modi sports his bespoke suit as he meets Obama Suits you, Sir: India's prime minister Modi sports his bespoke suit as he meets Obama. Photograph: Barcroft Media/UPI/Landov Emine Saner Monday 26 January 2015 17.09 GMT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 1666 Comments 74 Detail of Narendra Modi's pinstripe suit. Detail of Narendra Modi's pinstripe suit. Photograph: Harneestin/Twitter/Harneestin/Twitter In the glamorous and dynamic sphere of world leader fashion, one man rules them all: Narendra Modi. Like a supermodel, the Indian prime minister is said to have changed outfit three times on Sunday but it was his otherwise sedate suit, worn to host a lunch for Barack Obama during the US president's three-day visit, that seems to have made the biggest impact. He appears to be wearing a pinstripe suit, but zoomed-in photographs reveal the stripes are actually letters repeatedly spelling out Modi's name. Sadly for Modi, he can't claim to be the pioneer. The recent trend was set on the political world stage in 2011 by noted style trailblazer, the ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (unfortunately for him, in a sartorial equivalent of the misspelled tattoo, the lettering in English on his suit reads "HOSNY"). But the concept goes even further back. A piece in Fortune magazine in 1999 mentions one personalised pinstriped suit owned by the former Argentine president Carlos Menem, and the boxer Evander Holyfield who has "four suits that read, respectively, EVANDER HOLYFIELD, THE CHAMP, THE CHAMP ONE MORE TIME, and THE THREE-TIME CHAMP." The burning question is where can you get one? The bespoke tailors King & Allen is just one company offering a personalised pinstripe suit - they introduced it about three or four years ago, though nobody has ordered one yet. "The price, I think, is quite prohibitive," says co-founder Jake Allen, whose business is based on more affordable tailoring. Former president of Egypt Mohamed Hosni Mubarak Facebook Twitter Pinterest expand Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in an earlier example of the trend. Photograph: TAMAS KOVACS/EPA The cloth, made by the longstanding manufacturers Holland & Sherry which supplies much of Savile Row, has to be specially made at a minimum of nine metres - this is enough for Allen's company to make two suits, which would cost upwards of £15,000 (more for cloth with gold thread). Who would wear one? Allen laughs. "An egomaniac? Generally I think it is a great touch, having something so personal made. The beauty of it, as extroverted suit styling always should be, is that it is very subtle. See the suit from any more than 3ft away and it looks like a regular pinstripe. It is only when you get really close that you can make out the lettering, or even that it is lettering. When Obama and Modi are hugging, Obama is probably noticing it for the first time." Not everyone is keen. "I think it's absolutely horrible," says Robert Johnston, style director of GQ. "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 - I've seen rainbow pinstripes, or done in gold thread, or this with your name. It's just a gimmick, isn't it? It's a name tag. What is he - a world leader or someone going to a photocopying conference in a Travelodge?" III/IV. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150128/jsp/nation/story_10394.jsp#.VMhsEWSUdLY http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/11369787/Indian-prime-minister-greets-Barack-Obama-in-Modi-pinstripe-jacket.html Indian prime minister greets Barack Obama in 'Modi pinstripe' jacket India's prime minister accused of narcissism after wearing 'Modi pinstripe' suit to meet President Obama Narendra Modi's Bandhgala Nehru jacket had gold pinstripes made up of his own name: Narendra Damodardas Modi Image 1 of 2 Narendra Modi's Bandhgala Nehru jacket had gold pinstripes made up of his own name: Narendra Damodardas Modi Photo: AFP/Getty Dean Nelson By Dean Nelson, New Delhi2:09PM GMT 26 Jan 2015 When President Barack Obame met India's prime minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday he hailed him as a strong leader with whom he had struck up a good personal chemistry. But if he'd looked closer he might have seen his new friend not only wears his heart on his sleeve but his full name too. Photographs of the leaders hugging after reaching new agreements on defence, nuclear power and a secure telephone hotline, revealed the Indian prime minister's stylish navy Bandhgala Nehru jacket had gold pinstripes made up of his own name: Narendra Damodardas Modi. The US president had earlier compared Mr. Modi's reception at a Madison Square Garden rally last September to that of a "Bollywood star" and complimented him on his sense of style, but the discovery that he has chosen a jacket made of his own name was met with astonishment on Monday. Commentators drew comparisons with the deposed Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, who also once wore a suit with his name woven into the pinstripe and accused India's prime minister of narcissism. Mr Modi has become known in India for his fastidious approach to dress and his own unique style. He wears pastel coloured short-sleeved kurtas - long collarless shirts. Mr Obama praised him as a "style icon" and said that he "would also like to wear a Modi kurta". Related Articles Seven things you need to know about India's new leader 16 May 2014 'Magic' Modi uses hologram to address dozens of rallies at once 02 May 2014 Narendra Modi is not the ogre he's been made out to be 14 May 2014 A descendant of one of India's leading freedom-fighters, who later asked not to be named, said he was shocked at the choice and what it signalled. "I feel that the obsession with one's own image and name in a person who has reached the highest office a politician can aspire to is astonishing. [He] should not be thinking of himself and should not be wearing his own name on his sleeve. It tells you something about his view of the world", he said. Aman Vadhera of the Savile Row-trained Vadhera family tailors, which made suits for Mr Modi's modest predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh, said the former prime minister would never have worn anything "so flamboyant". "He like subdued things. He would never wear a single-breasted suit, which Mr. Modi does. It was always a Bandhgala. The Nehru jacket is now being called a 'Modi jacket'. Let Modi prove himself before he has jackets named after him", he said. IV. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30981763 26 January 2015 Last updated at 11:06 Share this pagePrint ShareFacebookTwitter India: Prime Minister Modi wears pinstripe 'name suit' President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mr Modi's suit hasn't been a hit with many social media users India websites offer online prayers India's prime minister has worn a suit decorated with his own name to meet US President Barack Obama, it's reported. >From a distance, Narendra Modi's traditional bandhgala suit appeared to be a classic navy blue pinstripe design. But closer inspection by social media users revealed the stripes were actually tiny letters spelling out the prime minister's name over and over again, the India Today website reports. Mr Modi was snapped in the suit during meetings with President Obama, who's on a three-day state visit to India. He's not the first high-profile figure to opt for the pattern; in March 2011 former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was photographed in a similar number. Twitter users aren't particularly impressed with Mr Modi's choice. One person describes it as "a case of crazed self-obsession", and another user thinks it's the "height of narcissistic behaviour". But he does have one fan in the fashion stakes; Mr Obama used his toast at the state banquet to describe the Indian leader as a "style icon". A close up of the suit pattern A close-up appears to show the pattern spells out the prime minister's name: Narendra Damodardas Modi -- 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.
