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Category Archives: Indian Dress
Teachers’ Day, 2017
Today is Teachers’ Day in India. A piece on one of our first women educationists. The pics: Girls School at Jaipur :- The Primary Class (1950). An interesting mix of frocks, uniforms and sarees for the young students. Students of … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 2017 posts, 20th century, Children, Education, Girls, India, Indian Dress, Indian Women, mid century, photodivision, Photography, retro, Sari, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage photography, Women, women doctors, Working Women
Tagged 5 september, girls, indian education, photodivision, students, teachers, teachers day, vintage photography
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Indians in Sweden
The images below are from IMSPIX. The initial images I downloaded a few weeks ago were not watermarked , subsequently they have watermarks. Merely posted for illustration and educational, especially given the pictures cover several decades. Obviously no copyright infringement … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 2017 posts, 20th century, India, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Women, retro, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, ebay store, imspix, indian style, Indian Women, indians abroad, saree style, sweden, vintage, vintage sari
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In the 70s
The relaxed fashion of the 70s. Lungis, Maxis, Prints and more. Worn with a short kurta. Accesorised with a choker, bindi and watch. In the 70s : Kaftans, Halters, Maxis and Pant suits. Via : X, X and X. Rehana … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, 2017 posts, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, late 20th century, retro, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage sari, vintage style, Women
Tagged 1970s, 1970s india, gharara, halters, hoop earrings, indian style, lungi, maxis, pakistan, pakistan in the 70s, pakistani style, pansuit, plucked eyebrows, retro sari, vintage indian fashion
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80s/90s Redux 2
“Filmy” fashions are quite often confined to film (and rightfully so!) but in the case of some of the late 80s/90s fashion here, these were actual trends that I can remember. The late 80s had a lot of geometric patterns … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2017 posts, Bollywood, churidar kameez, churidar kurta, Costumes in Cinema, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, late 20th century, Movies, retro, retro cinema, retro fashion, retro hair, salwar, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged 80s style, 80s-90s, 90s style, chudidar kurta, Indian actresses, indo western, mirrow work, prints, retro saree, salwar kurta, yellow saree
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Monsoon
In 1940 Nehru wrote: I have been to Bombay so many times, but I have never seen the coming of the monsoon there. I had been told and I had read that this coming of the first rains was … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, Art, costumes in art, India, indian art, Indian Dress, indian style, Indian Women, Maharashtra, Paintings, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage art, vintage sari, women in art
Tagged black umbrella, Bombay, bombay monsoon, first rains, irkal, khann blouse, kolhapuri chappals, monsoon, MV Dhurandhar, Nehru, nine yard saree, vintage art
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The clean ease and civility of Tagore
Meanwhile the days are heating up after the spell of winter; the sun is getting hot, even as a cool breeze is blowing through the boat window and caressing my back. Today there is no special concession for winter or … Continue reading
Posted in 1880s, 19th century, Bengal, Bengali, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, Hair, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Authors, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian men, indian style, Islamic style, Late 19th century, Vintage, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, Vintage Men, vintage style
Tagged Bengal, chapkan, headgear, Indian Authors, kurta paijama, Rabindranath Tagore, robe, sartorial style
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