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The Asia Post
Keen spotting on the part of the blogger of the Shanghai girl in a qipao in India (see the photograph/calendar)! The actress is Shanta Hublikar playing a prostitute in Manoos – hence perhaps the simple sari and mismatched blouse. Wonder what’s up with all the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, cheongsam, cinema, East, india, Manoos, saree blouse, Shanta Hublikar, vintage
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The Asia Post
The cheongsam doesn’t seem to have influenced fashion in India (perhaps those blouses with stand-up collars?). In Indian cinema they seem to be appear only when the part is Chinese. But here is Madhubala in a cheongsam. Pic source.
The Asia Post
In China, the process of modernisation resulted in women adopting the male “scholar gown”, which eventually became the fitted qipao/cheongsam. Among the magazines aimed at the new woman of the time was Ling Long magazine – there are plenty of posts on it on … Continue reading
Aung San Suu Kyi
For my posts on dress reform in Bengal, I have taken a good deal from Malavika Karlekar’s articles. In this picture taken in 1964, Ms Karlekar is on the right. And in the sarong/longyi and blouse is a girl called Aung … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Aung San Suu Kyi, Delhi, East, india, longyi, saree blouse, vintage
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The North-East Post
The writer MK Binodini Devi (also Manipur royalty) with her sister MK Tombasina, both in the striped phanek. Puff sleeve blouses for young women are fairly common at the time (possibly late 1930s/early 1940s). Her mother’s attire in 1922 while also a sarong+blouse … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, Binodini Devi, East, india, Manipur, princess, saree blouse, vintage
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The North East Post
A look at Manipur in North-East India. The phanek is like the sarong and was traditionally worn without a blouse, above the breast. Eventually it was worn as a tubular skirt/sarong with the blouse and a piece of cloth draped across the upper … Continue reading
The 1930s Post
Also from the 1930s Miss Johra (likely she was a Miss Zohra). The umbrella as an accessory was perhaps Burmese in origin (the country was then a part of British India). A brief write up on the modern girl of the 30s here.
Posted in India, Sari Blouse, Vintage
Tagged 1930s, actress, india, Miss Johra, postcard, saree blouse, vintage
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The 1930s Post
A previous post of mine mentioned the movie Miss 1933, its modern heroine Miss Gohar and its trendsetting fashions (sunglasses!, driving a car! umbrellas!). I couldn’t find any images though and suddenly there it was, thanks to Sparrow Online. They really loved sleeveless blouses and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, 1933, actress, india, Miss Gohar, saree blouse, vintage
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The Writers in Sari Post
Attia Hosain’s wedding trousseau also appeared to include sarees if this picture is any indication. The practice of covering the head in the early decades of the 20th century makes it difficult to spot the kind of blouse but that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, Attia Hosain, saree, vintage, vintage blouse, writer
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The Muslim Wedding Post
The Saif-Kareena wedding….here is the posed studio photo and the wedding dress. Which has similarities in style with Attia Hossain’s wedding dress of 1933. Though described as a saree, it’s more likely a “wedding joda” with a heavy skirt. Also I think I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1933, Attia Hosain, Muslim, vintage, wedding dress, writer
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