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Orange is the New Black – 2
Untitled, MV Dhurandhar, 1917
Posted in 1920s, Art, Asia, Early 19th century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage art, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged 1920s, bombay painters, Indian Art, Indian Painters, MV Dhurandhar, orange sari, sari, sari blouse, vintage, Vintage Fashion
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Orange is the New Black-1
Shabana Azmi (X)
Posted in 1970s, Actor, Cinema, fashion, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage fashion
Tagged 1970s, cinema, fashion, Indian Actress, orange sari, sari, sari blouse, Shabana Azmi, vintage, vintage cinema
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Women of India
–Women of India – MV Dhurandhar via Santanus. X X
Posted in 1920s, Art, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage art, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1920s, india, indian paintings, Indian Women, Maharashtra, MV Dhurandhar, women
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The Salwar Post-North & South
North and South: Punjab Hills, circa 1840-50 Mohammedan Girl, Madras, Illustration by Lady Lawley, 1914. __*__ All the salwar posts on tumblr.
Posted in 1840s, 1910s, 19th century, Art, Birds, churidar kameez, Early 19th century, Early 20th Century, eez, fashion, Girls, historical costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Paintings, salwar, Salwar Kameez, upatta, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1840s, 1910s, dupatta, indian painting, kameez, Lady lawley, Muslim Girl, North India, painting, punjab, salwar, South India
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À La Mode in Lahore – Khazanchi (1941)
Khazanchi (Cashier) is a 1941 movie which is significant for several reasons (for the full movie X). First, it was amongst a clutch of popular movies made in Lahore that brought in new modes of movie making, until then the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, Asia, Cinema, Culture, cycling, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, fashion, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Movies, Pakistan, Salwar Kameez, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1941, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, Indian fashion, khazanchi, Lahore, manorama, ramola devi, sd narang
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The 1960s churidar kameez
In the 60s, churidars and short tunics [X]. This is likely silk. And a close up of the kameez. And you can see the footwear in the first pic. The women: Persis Khambatta and Meher Mistry.
Posted in 1960s, churidar kameez, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, vintage fashion
Tagged 1910s, 1960s, 1960s style, churidar, churidar kameez, dupatta, kameez, kurta, Meher Mistry, Persis Khambatta, silk
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The Salwar as Uniform
The salwar-kameez as uniform-PIA’s uniform for airhostesses in the 1960s. The changing uniforms with each decade are provided at the link.
Posted in 1960s, Islamic Dress, Pakistan, Salwar Kameez, Uniforms, Vintage Dress, Vintage Uniform
Tagged 1960s, air hostess, airlines, pakistan, PIA, salwar kameez, uniform
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The 1940s Salwar Kameez
The adaptation of the salwar kameez with modernity is perhaps less documented than the sari. In the 1920s and 1930s, the new kind of sari drape was the on trend garment. By the 1940s, the salwar-kameez (or on occasion the … Continue reading
The salwar/churidar/kameez post – 3
Unlike the chudidar where the cloth is constricted at the knee and the salwar which is constricted at the ankle, flared trousers were also worn with the kameez. The kameez initially was a tunic with skirt but later you can … Continue reading
The salwar/chudidar/kameez post-2
Though the Mughal-e-Azam characters have become a part of Indian cinema folklore, the film was anything but historically accurate in the matter of textual details, costumes, sets and music. For instance, thumri, a 19th century musical form, is used along … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 19th century, churidar kameez, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, historical costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, Mughal, Women
Tagged churidar, dupatta, kameez, Mughal, mughal fashion, mughal style, mughal-e-azam
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Vintage Indian Clothing 