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I haven’t updated this site in a long time meanwhile the tumblr keeps getting refreshed. Partly this is because I have just been doing simple posts and there is no grand theme: Newish movies; Recurring patterns in Hindi cinema [X, … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Actor, Colonial, Contemporary, Costume, Culture, Early 19th century, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hair, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Personal, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage sari, Women
Tagged Edwardian, halter neck, haryana, kunjalam, long shirt, modest blouse, pallu, pompoms, sari, sari blouse, shahana goswami, sleep, vara the movie, Victorian, vintage blouse, women sleeping
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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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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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The Salwar/Churidar/Kameez Post – 1
A SHORT AND INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF THE CHUDIDAR, SALWAR, KAMEEZ ETC. India’s links with West Asia date back to antiquity. It’s significant influence on attire, particularly in North West India, is probably best documented during Mughal rule, especially from the … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, 19th century, churidar kameez, Contemporary, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Girls, historical costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Late 19th century, Mughal, Paintings, Pakistani Artists, Salwar Kameez, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, Afghani, anarkali, churidar, dupatta, Islamic Dress, kameez, Mughal, Punjabi suit, salwar
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The Spiritual Post
The word spiritual is a rather loose rubric for this post which encompasses women philosophers, traditions of mysticism and wandering minstrels. None of these is entirely exclusive of the other yet they are different ways of pursuing knowledge or the … Continue reading
Posted in 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Ancient India, Culture, Early 20th Century, Hinduism, History, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Late 19th century, Medieval India, miniature paintings, Paintings, vintage art
Tagged art history, baul, brahmavadini, Deccan Paintings, devotional songs, Indian History, Miniature Paintings, mysticism, spirituality, yogini
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The Christmas Post
Miniature paintings of the 18th century and early nineteenth century sometimes contain Christian themes. Often these were commissioned by Europeans, the palette and figures are reflective of prevalent Indian styles with some modifications. Oudh offers some examples of paintings of The … Continue reading
The Diaspora Post
The heavy silver jewellery and skirts of Indian communities from Central and Western India are reflected in early photographs of immigrants to the West Indies. Early immigrants were often indentured labour from the then United Provinces and Eastern India. [X] … Continue reading
Posted in 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 19th century, British Raj, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Diaspora, fashion, History, Immigration, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Late 19th century, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged Bihar, Caribbean, ghaghra, guyana, immigrants, indentured labour, Rajasthan, silver jewellery, trinidad, United Provinces, vintage dress, West Indies, Western India
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The Ayah Post-3
A look at how past fashions influence modern fashions: Detail from Warren Hastings with his wife and Indian maid, painted sometime between 1784-87. Floor length “anarkalis” (no doubt known by a different name) can be spotted in 18th century/19th century … Continue reading
Posted in 1780s, 1880s, 18th century, 19th century, British Raj, Colonial, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Late 19th century, Paintings, Photography, Sari, Sari Blouse, servind maid, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women, Working Women
Tagged 1780s, 1880s, 18th century, 19th century, anarkali, ayah, Colonial, goa, half sari, johan zoffany, maid, sari, serving maid
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The Ayah Post-1
By the 1930s the image of a cherished ayah had been enshrined in the nostalgia of the Raj that had been generated at the close of the nineteenth century. As that image took on a life of its own, individual … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, 20th century, British Raj, Colonial, Early 20th Century, History, India, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Late 19th century, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Women, Working Women
Tagged 19th century, ayah, British Raj, Colonial, Domestics, early 20th century, india, late 19th century, Nanny, sari
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Vintage Indian Clothing 