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Autumn Festival
Thanks to RL long time since I did any significant update except for a few pieces now and then on tumblr. Before I start again just a few pics for autumn/Dusshera. It was autumn, not a doubt of it. Ere … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, Art, costumes in art, Culture, Dancer, Early 20th Century, Flowers, Flowers in Literature, Goddess, Hinduism, Indian Aesthetics, indian art, Indian Costume, indian festivals, Indian Flora, Indian Women, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage art
Tagged apta leaves, ashwin, autumn, dusshera, festival, Indian Art, kaash phool, kali, kh ara, manisha, marigold, mumbai, navaratri, prankrishna pal, Saraswati, vintage art
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The costumes of Dadar Kirti (1980)
Dadar Kirti (1980) is based on a Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay story and is a highly fun, easy watch with a charming ensemble cast doing it justice. While it is not subtitled, a rudimentary knowledge of Bengali is enough to enjoy the movie. The movie … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Bengal, Bengali cinema, bindi, Cinema, Costume, Costumes in Cinema, Dancer, Early 20th Century, film costumes, Film Costuming, Girls, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Manipur, Movies, Period Drama, Regional cinema, Regional period drama, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, shawls, Vintage
Tagged 1980s cinema, Ayan Bannerjee, Bengal Sari, Bengali cinema, Bihari sari, Dadar Kirti, Debashree Roy, film costumes, indian cinema, Mahua Roychowdhury, Period Drama, regional styles, Sandhya Roy, sari, sari blouse, Sulata Chowdhury, Tapas Paul
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The costumes of Devdas (1936)
Devdas may well be summarised by these three screen captures:) Saratchandra was 17 when he wrote Devdas, it is likely the author himself thought the novel an immature work in later age. Despite it being a “youth novel” and despite the … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 1930s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Bengal, Bengali cinema, Cinema, Colonial, Costume, costume design, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, Early 20th Century, fashion, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hairstyles, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Women, regional styles, Romance, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage, vintage costume
Tagged 1930s, 1930s fashion, 1930s styles, 1936, Bengali cinema, costume design, devdas, indian cinema, Jamuna, KL Saigal, Rajkumari, sari, vintage sari
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Autumn/Festive Season
We are in autumn but it remains very warm. Reading autumn poetry is about the only one to keep one’s cool. The skies, growing gradually peaceful, flow like long rivers across heaven, with sandbanks formed of the white clouds and … Continue reading
Posted in 1760s, 18th century, 2000s, Actor, Ancient India, Art, century, Costume, costumes in art, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Flora, Flowers, ghaghra, Goddess, historical costume, historical dress, indian art, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, indian festivals, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Literature, miniature paintings, Paintings, Sanskrit Drama, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Seasons, Women, women in art
Tagged 15th century, 1760s, autumn, block print, circle dance, dandiya ras, indian textile, Jaipur, marigolds, miniature painting, monsoon wedding, mudrarakshasa, nagin, navaratri, painted cloth, Rajput, rasamandala, sharad ritu, tillotama shome, vijay raaz, vishakhadatta, Vyjayanthimala, zamaanapatsi
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Mulgaokar’s art
Filmy costumes for mythological/historical figures in Raghuvir Mulgaokar’s 1953 paintings/calendar art. Pic 1: Mastani – this outfit aka a kameez that has a tight fitted bodice and skirt and the jhoomar for the hair is both particular to films and … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Art, Bollywood, churidar kameez, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, Deccan, Film Costuming, ghaghra, historical costume, indian art, Indian Dress, Islamic style, Maharashtra, mid century, Paintings, Rajasthan, regional styles, Sari, vintage art, women in art
Tagged 1950s art, devayani, Indian Art, mastani, mid century art, Padmini, Raghuvir Mulgaokar, women in art
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Dancers (Sudhir Khastgir)
For awhile (in the 50s I think), Sudhir Khastgir painted a number of dancing figures. Here are two: Sudhir Khastgir, Dancing Figure, 1962. The lower panels indicate the earrings and forehead ornament, a little bit of the knotted ponytail, bangles … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 1960s, Art, Bengal, Costume, Dance, Dancer, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian men, Indian Women, mid century, Paintings, Vintage, vintage art, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, women in art
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, art of bengal, Dancers, Indian Art, sudhir khastgir
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Costume Books
I have been reading a couple of books on Indian costumes and thought I would write a bit about two of them. Queen Subada, Detail from Shahnamah, Sultanate School, 1450. Costume Details: Phiran: of transparent material, form-fitting and ankle length, … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Ancient India, antique, Art, Asia, Authors, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, fashion, Hinduism, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, historical hairstyles, Illustration, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian Illustrators, Indian Theatre, Indian Women, Jaina Literature, Jewellery, Medieval India, Sanskrit Drama, sari history, Theatre, Women
Tagged 1540s, ancient india, Central Asia, historical costume, indian costume, medieval India, Queen Subada, Roshen Alkazi, Sanskrit, Shahnamah, Sultanata School, Tarla Mehta, Uttararamacharitram, Vasantasena, Vikramorvasiyam
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