The Lumen
The Nehru jacket for when the sun is still up.
Gently shaped through the body and cut to the hip: close enough to look tailored over a shirt, easy enough to sit over a kurta. Sleeveless, so the arms stay free and cool.
- No deposit to book
- Fitted at your home or office
- Delivered in 14 days
- Wear it forBrunch, Mehendi and haldi, Festive lunch, Garden party, Summer evening
- MeasuredAt your home or office
- FittingsOne, at day eight
- Delivered14 days from the visit
- Chapter
- 39 / 42
- Garment
- Sleeveless linen Nehru jacket
- Cut by
- The bench, Gurugram
- Programme
- AW26
The Lumen is SALVE's made-to-measure sleeveless Nehru jacket in linen, with a standing collar, five tonal buttons and a hip-length cut, for brunch, daytime wedding functions and warm evenings. It comes in cream, navy, olive green and chocolate brown, at ₹12,500.
What the Lumen is
The Lumen is SALVE's sleeveless Nehru jacket in linen, made to measure in Gurugram. A clean standing collar and a gently shaped, hip-length body keep the line sharp; the linen keeps it easy. It is the Nehru jacket for brunch, daytime wedding functions and warm evenings.
Five tonal buttons, a welt chest pocket and two welt hip pockets. It layers over a shirt or a kurta, with tailored trousers, chinos or dark jeans.
In four colours: cream, navy, olive green and chocolate brown. Jacket only; the shirts, trousers and accessories in the photographs are styling suggestions.
- Linen
- Sleeveless
- Standing Nehru collar
- Five tonal buttons
- Welt chest pocket and two welt hip pockets
- Gently shaped, hip-length cut
Part of private tailoring in Gurugram. Measured at your home or office.
- Garment
- Sleeveless linen Nehru jacket
- Wear it for
- Brunch, Mehendi and haldi, Festive lunch, Garden party, Summer evening
- Made
- To measure, in Gurugram
- Measured
- At your home or office
- Fittings
- One, at day eight
- Delivered
- 14 days from the visit
- Price
- Rs. 12,500
Where to wear it
The Lumen is cut for these occasions. Each one links to everything else we make for it.
The details
- Linen.
- Sleeveless.
- Standing Nehru collar.
- Five tonal buttons.
- Welt chest pocket and two welt hip pockets.
- Gently shaped, hip-length body.
- Four colours: Cream, Navy, Olive Green and Chocolate Brown.
The best way to wear it
- Over a white or pale shirt with tailored trousers or chinos.
- Over a kurta for a mehendi, haldi or pooja.
- With dark jeans for brunch.
- Loafers or clean leather sandals. Nothing heavy.
- Button it all the way. A Nehru jacket worn open loses its line.
- Keep the shirt collar small, or wear a band collar. A wide spread collar fights the stand.
- Linen creases. That is part of the look, not a fault.
- Cream and olive green are the daylight colours; navy and chocolate brown carry into the evening.
Who it suits, and what else to consider
Choose the Lumen for daytime and warm-weather dressing: sleeveless, in linen, worn as a layer. The Jaipur and the Noir are full bandhgalas with sleeves, cut for evenings and ceremonies.
Cut by one pair of hands, twice.
Specification
- Shoulder — Soft, unpadded unless you ask
- Construction — Half canvas, hand-basted for the fitting
- Deposit — 50% at order, balance on delivery
Everything else, in detail
Questions, answered
A hip-length jacket with a short standing collar and a straight buttoned front, usually sleeveless, worn over a shirt or a kurta. It is named after Jawaharlal Nehru.
A Nehru jacket is usually sleeveless and hip-length, worn as a layer over a shirt or kurta. A bandhgala is a full jacket with sleeves, often worn as a suit with matching trousers.
Yes, to the daytime functions: mehendi, haldi, pooja and lunches. For the reception or an evening ceremony, a bandhgala such as the Noir is the stronger choice.
Navy is the most versatile, from brunch into the evening. Cream and olive green are the daylight colours; chocolate brown is the warmest and the easiest with gold jewellery at a festive lunch.
Yes. Linen creases with wear, which is part of its character, and it is also why it stays cool in Delhi's heat.
Yes. SALVE measures you at your home or office in Gurugram and cuts the Lumen to your measurements. It is ₹12,500, jacket only.
What you are risking: an hour.
One hour at your table. Two weeks to wear it.
Book a private appointment →One bench, one cutter, nine commissions a month. Ask what is left.
Twenty-five years at the cutting table. We have dressed diplomats, entrepreneurs and television personalities from across the world.
- 25yrsOur cutter, at the table
- 18Measurements, taken once
- 14daysFrom visit to delivery
- 1Fitting, at day eight