Category Archives: 1930s

Imogen Cunningham: The Pareekh Sisters

Posted on 03/12/2012 by Anu M

Imogen Cunningham [X] [X] [X]

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The Indian Flapper

Posted on 01/12/2012 by Anu M

  I didn’t do this post for awhile because I wasn’t able to locate any good pictures, apart from the usual ones of Devika Rani circulating on tumblr, though of course I have posted on fashions of the 20s and 30s. So this post … Continue reading →

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The Amrita Sher-Gil Post

Posted on 21/11/2012 by Anu M

There are so many wonderful Amrita Sher-Gil photographs (and paintings) around that she deserves a tumblr of her own. The ones I am posting today have been around for a bit but I felt like posting some 1930s fashion. I am still a little … Continue reading →

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The Book Cover Post

Posted on 08/11/2012 by Anu M

Apart from the movie based on Maitreyi/La Nuit Bengali, the book covers also leave much to be desired featuring as they often do a generic exotic Indian woman barely indicative of the decade in which Maitreyi takes place. The first … Continue reading →

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Girls in Pink – 1

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Anu M

  Amrita Sher-Gil’s “Child Wife”

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The Modern Girl Post

Posted on 12/09/2012 by Anu M

Rehana Mogul’s very demure blouse with the puff sleeves common for young women and girlish plaits contrasted with a hitched up sari (was it a sari or just draped cloth?). The pic source site has interesting bits on the modern girl in … Continue reading →

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The 1930s Actress Post

Posted on 04/09/2012 by Anu M

Miss Kajjan. On chair as helpfully indicated. Also elegant shoes!

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The 1930s Actress Post

Posted on 04/09/2012 by Anu M

I love Miss Kajjan’s dress here from that little cutwork/embroidered blouse to the casual pinning of the saree with those long pins that seem to have been around at the time. The waved hair is so common in the 20s/30s … Continue reading →

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Josephine Baker

Posted on 26/08/2012 by Anu M

The sari influenced western attire in the early part of the 20th century to some extent – though there was no separation of the bodice and skirt as in India. Elsa Schiaparelli for e.g. was known for her “sari dresses”. I … Continue reading →

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The Aviatrix Post

Posted on 30/07/2012 by Anu M

Sarla Thakral. India’s first woman pilot rocks a sari and looks completely ready for take off. Its an interesting blouse which can be worn say with a skirt. More on Thakral here.  

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