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Vintage Illustration
Gaganendranath Tagore‘s “Respecting Women?” illustration of 1916. (via sotheby’s). Things haven’t changed vastly in a 100 odd years.
Posted in 1910s, Bengal, Early 20th Century, Feminism, Illustration, India, Indian men, Indian Women, Sari, Women
Tagged 1916, Bengal, Gaganendranath Tagore, illustration, india, male gaze, vintage art, vintage illustration
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The 1920s Paintings Post
Mazumdar tended to hint at nudity by draping his models in semi-transparent or wet saris, a technique that was later adopted by Indian cinema. Hemendranath Mazumdar‘s naturalistic oils of partially clothed, vaguely erotic looking women were unsurprisingly popular in the … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, Art, Bengal, Culture, Early 20th Century, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Jewellery, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage art, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1920s, Bengal Artists, Hemen Majumdar, Hemendranath Mazumdar, india, paintings, sari, sari blouse, semi-clothed, Shilpi
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The colours of Telengana
The vivid colours of Telengana – including turmeric and kumkum on the forehead – in Thota Vaikuntam‘s paintings. Shyam Benegal makes use of the same colour palette in films like Ankur and Nishant. Also [X] [X]
Posted in Art, Culture, Hinduism, Indian Women, Paintings, Rural, Sari, Sari Blouse, Women
Tagged Colours, Hindu Women, india, rural india, saree blouse, sarees, South India, Telengana, Thota Vaikuntam
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The “Sari Wrap” Post
Judging by portraits in the decade, a sari style like a warp was quite popular in the 1930s. It appears to be wound once so the sari border crosses or falls around the knee and then wound again to drape … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1960s, Indian Cinema, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sari Dress, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1960s, india, Indian Women, Mumtaz, sari, sari dress, sari wrap
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Sharara/Gharara
The sharara and the gharara are lower garments that are like flared pants. While a variety of such garments were in use in India in the 18th and 19th century, some of the examples shown here were fairly common wear … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, 1940s, 1950s, Costume, Early 20th Century, Islamic Dress, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 18th century, 1940s, 1950s, flared pants, gharara, pakistan, sharara, wedding dress
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The 18th Century Hunt
Note that in pic 1 (dated about 1775), the couple appear to be forest dwellers. In most paintings women wear a short skirt of leaves or peacock feathers to indicate the forest setting. But the jewellery here may indicate a … Continue reading
Posted in 1700s, 1790s, 18th century, 700s, Culture, hunt, Illustration, Indian men, Indian Women, Medieval India, miniature paintings, Royalty, vintae art, vintage art, vintage fashion
Tagged 1700s, 1770s, 1790s, 18th century, deer, forest, hunt, india, medieval, royalty, tiger
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Odds and Ends
Notes from Singapore 15 August 1936 and Olympic Gold. Jewellery for a Pretty Girl Lipstick Ladies and my favourite: the waist brooch for a sari.
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, Indian Women, Jewellery, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1936, 1950s, 1960s, brooch, hockey, jewellery, musuem, sari, singapore
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The Epic Post
One of the central and much discussed events of the Mahabharata involves the sari – the loss of Draupadi in a game of dice and her disrobing in the royal assembly. Draupadi is in seclusion, her single garment stained with … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Asia, Cinema, Costume, Culture, Epics, Hinduism, History, Indian Dress, Women
Tagged ancient india, Draupadi, draupadi vastraharan, epics, garment, Indonesia, Jatayu, mahabharata, ramayana, Ravana, Sita
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The Girdle Post
Girdles have been in use in India for a very long time, since possibly the early chalcolithic age. The kanci aka girdle, is often a broad golden belt used to secure the sari to the waist, to which are often … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Dress, Indian Women, irdle, Jewellery, kanci, lt, ndia, Vintage, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged belt, girdle, india, Indian fashion, kanci, kayabandh, oddiyanam, sari belt, women
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Vintage Indian Clothing 