The Nehru jacket comes from "the northern Indian achkan ... the style at their Shea Stadium performance) as well as Sammy Davis Jr, who claimed to own more than 200 of the jackets." ...

It was around 8:30 pm on Sunday, July 4, 1976, when Sammy Davis Jr. performed on Bob Hope’s ... white shirt with ruffles peeking out from his jacket’s sleeves and dark grey velvet lapels ...