The Jodhpur midnight-navy fine-wool Jodhpur suit, front full-length view
The Jodhpur midnight-navy fine-wool Jodhpur suit, three-quarter fit view
The Jodhpur midnight-navy fine-wool Jodhpur suit, rear three-quarter view
The Jodhpur midnight-navy Jodhpur suit, standing collar and clasp detail
The Jodhpur midnight-navy Jodhpur suit styled for a wedding reception
The Jodhpur black fine-wool Jodhpur suit, front full-length view
The Jodhpur black fine-wool Jodhpur suit, three-quarter fit view
The Jodhpur black fine-wool Jodhpur suit, rear three-quarter view
The Jodhpur black Jodhpur suit, standing collar and clasp detail
The Jodhpur black Jodhpur suit styled for an evening reception
The Jodhpur chocolate-brown fine-wool Jodhpur suit, front full-length view
The Jodhpur chocolate-brown fine-wool Jodhpur suit, three-quarter fit view
The Jodhpur chocolate-brown fine-wool Jodhpur suit, rear three-quarter view
The Jodhpur chocolate-brown Jodhpur suit, standing collar and clasp detail
The Jodhpur chocolate-brown Jodhpur suit styled for a wedding reception
Fine-wool Jodhpur suitChapter 39

The Jodhpur

Ceremony, without the costume.

A short standing collar and a narrow open neck, shaped close through the chest and waist and closed with three clasps. Matching trousers cut straight, to keep the line long.

Rs. 37,500 Made to measure · Gurugram
Colour Midnight Navy
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  • No deposit to book
  • Fitted at your home or office
  • Delivered in 14 days
  • Wear it forWedding reception, Cocktail evening, Engagement, Sangeet, Formal Indian occasions
  • MeasuredAt your home or office
  • FittingsOne, at day eight
  • Delivered14 days from the visit
Chapter
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Garment
Fine-wool Jodhpur suit
Cut by
The bench, Gurugram
Programme
AW26
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In short

The Jodhpur is SALVE's made-to-measure fine-wool Jodhpur suit, with a short standing collar, a narrow open neckline and three clasp closures, in midnight navy, black or chocolate brown. Cut for wedding receptions, cocktail evenings and engagements.

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What the Jodhpur is

Indian formality by cut rather than by embroidery. A short standing collar, a narrow open neck and three clasps doing all of the decorating, over matching trousers cut straight to keep the line long.

It is the reception piece: sharper than a kurta, easier than a sherwani, and the one you will actually wear again.

Garment
Fine-wool Jodhpur suit
Wear it for
Wedding reception, Cocktail evening, Engagement, Sangeet, Formal Indian occasions
Made
To measure, in Gurugram
Measured
At your home or office
Fittings
One, at day eight
Delivered
14 days from the visit
Price
Rs. 37,500
02

Where to wear it

The Jodhpur is cut for these occasions. Each one links to everything else we make for it.

Wedding reception See the edit →Cocktail evening OccasionEngagement OccasionSangeet See the edit →Formal Indian occasions Occasion
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The details

  • Short standing collar with a narrow open neckline.
  • Three ornate clasp closures.
  • Shaped front, close through the chest and waist.
  • Matching tailored trousers, cut straight.
  • Fine wool.
  • Three cloths: midnight navy, black and chocolate brown.
04

The best way to wear it

Wear it with
  • Over a plain shirt or kurta. The open neck is the point, so keep what sits under it quiet.
  • Black or dark brown leather, or juttis if the function calls for them.
  • Nothing in the breast pocket competing with the clasps.
Getting the proportions right
  • The clasps are the decoration. Nothing else needs to be.
  • Midnight navy reads richer than black under reception lighting, which is where this will spend most of its life.
  • Keep the trouser break short so the line stays long.
  • If you are the groom, this is the reception piece rather than the ceremony one.
05

Who it suits, and what else to consider

Choose the Jodhpur when you want Indian formality by cut rather than by embroidery, closed all the way down. The Jodhpur Neo is the same family with the front opened up; a sherwani is the longer, more ceremonial answer.

The Jodhpur Neo with a tonal inner panel, front full-length view
The Jodhpur Neo from Rs. 37,500
Open-front bandhgala suit
The Samode On request
Clean modern sherwani for men
06

Cut by one pair of hands, twice.

Inside the 14 days
Days 1–3
Pattern drafted and cut to your eighteen measurements.
Days 4–6
Basted by hand, so the fitting can still change anything.
Day 8
The fitting, at your table. Marked and taken away.
Days 9–14
Finished, pressed and delivered.
07

Specification

  • Shoulder — Soft, unpadded unless you ask
  • Construction — Half canvas, hand-basted for the fitting
  • Deposit — 50% at order, balance on delivery
08

Everything else, in detail

Where
We come to you, in Gurugram
Home, office or club, anywhere inside Gurugram. There is no shop to visit and no showroom appointment to keep.
Fit
Eighteen measurements, taken once
The pattern is kept on file. A second commission needs no second visit, which is how most clients order after the first one.
Cloth
Two hundred cloths, six books
Mills in Biella, Huddersfield and Kishangarh. The cutter brings the books to your table so you see the cloth in your own light.
09

Questions, answered

What is a Jodhpur suit?

A short jacket with a standing collar and a narrow open neckline, worn with matching trousers. It is the Indian formal answer that relies on cut rather than embroidery, which is why it is the one you can wear again.

Navy, black or brown?

Midnight navy reads richer than black under reception lighting, which is where this spends most of its life. Black is the strictest of the three. Chocolate brown is the one nobody else in the room will be wearing.

Can I wear it to the ceremony rather than the reception?

You can, though a sherwani carries a ceremony better. The Jodhpur is at its best at the reception, the cocktail evening and the engagement.

What do I wear underneath?

A plain shirt or kurta. The open neck and the clasps are doing the decorating, so keep everything beneath them quiet.

Is it too formal for a sangeet?

No. It moves better than a sherwani, and it is the piece most clients end up wearing to more than one function of the same wedding.

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What you are risking: an hour.

No deposit to book the visit.
You see it basted before it is finished.
If we cut it wrong, we remake it at our cost.
If it is the wrong thing for you, we will say so.

One hour at your table. Two weeks to wear it.

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The bench Nine a month

One bench, one cutter, nine commissions a month. Ask what is left.

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  • 14daysFrom visit to delivery
  • 1Fitting, at day eight