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Category Archives: Early 20th Century
The 1930s post
In the 1930s (and perhaps a little bit on either side of this decade) it is very common to see a) the sequinned sari and b) plain sarees with gold borders. In some cases these are fine silks and cottons … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Actor, Bollywood, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1930s, Billimoria, Hindi cinema, Malli Pelli, saree, saree blouse, sequins, silks, Sulochana, Telugu Cinema, Vintage Fashion, zari border
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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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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 Parsis Post
I mentioned in previous posts that Jnanadanandini was influenced by the blouse and sari style of Parsi women in Bombay. Here are a few examples. Most have “ribbon border” sari with motifs on the ribbon is quite common in Parsi … Continue reading
Posted in British Raj, Colonial, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, Edwardian, fashion, Indian Dress, Late 19th century, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, Victorian, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, British Raj, Colonial, Garas, Parsis, Pestonji E Bomanji, Raja Ravi Varma, saree blouse
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The Art School Post
Two of early 20th century art/dance schools in India, Santiniketan/Viswa Bharati and Kalakshetra were not just involved with a revival of Indian dance and art traditions but were also responsible for a new kind of aesthetic. Khadi, so intregal to … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1980s, Art, Asia, Bengal, Culture, Dance, Early 20th Century, Education, Girls, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage fashion
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, art school, batik saris, bolpur, dance school, india, kaanth saris, Kalakshetra, Kalakshetra saris, Rabindranath Tagore, Rukmini Devi, Santiniketan
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The Independence Post
One of the most significant influencers of the way we dress in India was the freedom movement, in particular Gandhi’s thoughts on the moral dimension of clothing, the quest for an authentic Indianness and clothing as a unifier of India’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, British Raj, Colonial, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, History, Independence, India, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Men, Politics, Sari, Sari Blouse, Tumblr, Vintage
Tagged 1930s, 1940s, Emma Tarlo, Gandhi, Gandhi cap, india, Indian dress, Indian independence, khadi, swadeshi, swaraj, women
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The Village Post
Achhut Kanya was directed by Franz Osten and shot in the Bombay Talkies studio on Europeanized sets of a typical Indian village. It has been cloned times without number ever since in Hindi films.The Indian village, in its romanticized image … Continue reading
Posted in Bollywood, Early 20th Century, fashion, History, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Old Bollywood, Rural, Sari, Sari Blouse, Village, Vintage
Tagged Bollywood, gaon ki gori, ghaghra choli, india, indian cinema, poverty, rural india, sari, village girl, vintage
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Mothers and Daughters-1 MS Subbulakshmi (MS) was one of India’s most famous and celebrated singers. Her mother, Shanmugavadivu (note that the S in MS is her mother’s name) was a famous veena player. Pic 1 is of her mother, Pic … Continue reading
Posted in Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Music, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Women
Tagged Carnatic music, mothers and daughters, MS Subbulakshmi, Shanmugavadivel, veena
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The Hair Post
Simple Braids, Updos and flowers in her hair. All at tumblr.
Posted in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 20th century, Ancient India, Early 20th Century, fashion, Flowers, Hair, Tumblr
Tagged flowers, flowers for the hair, gajra, hair, hairstyles, Indian Women, jasmine, women
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Vintage Indian Clothing 