Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16, but it wasn’t just his political role that drew attention.Observers noted his choice of attire prompting discussions on social media regarding his fashion sense. Among those commenting was Hakeem Sameer Hamdani, an architect, who called it an ‘ill-proportioned’ sherwani worn at the ceremony.
Seeing the ill-proportioned achkan worn by Umar Abdullah at his oath-taking ceremony- simply could not resist this. How you do an achkan- the person in the image, incidentally also a Umar, is a dear friend and colleague (& an urban designer). The pic is from his wedding, Mubarak! Samiya Lateef, a journalist, linked Omar’s outfit to his new political powers .
“As is public knowledge that not many things are in his control (UT and all) despite being a CM now, couldn’t help but notice Omar Abdullah’s ill-fitted and odd looking sherwani or achkan, which was in his control,” she posted on X. As is public knowledge that not many things are in his control (UT and all) despite being a CM now, couldn’t help but notice Omar Abdullah’s ill-fitted and odd looking sherwani or achkan, which was in his control, I am assuming. Or not? “The designer truly missed the mark here.
This could have been significantly improved. A Karkuli instead of the cap would have brought a touch of elegance. The attempt to experiment with @OmarAbdullah was a complete failure,” another X user, Zayd Umar, said.
Speculat.