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Category Archives: Indian Dress
The 1910 saree
Details of a studio portrait of the youngest daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Princess Sudhira. Taken in 1910. Though Gayatri Devi is the most well known, Cooch Behar royalty that preceded her had a distinctive style and you … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 20th century, Accessories, Bengal, British Raj, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian royalty, Indian Women, Photography, Royalty, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Studio Portraits, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage sari, vintage women
Tagged 1910, beaded fabric, bengal royals, Cooch Behar, edwardian blouse, Indian Princess, indian style, Princess Sudhira, saree style, studio portrait, vintage sari
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1980s Indian wear for men
Though Indian attire has not been common for men, especially the middle and upper classes, post Independence, it is pretty much de rigeur for male politicians. Usually this is varying permutations and combinations of the kurta/achkan/jacket/dhoti with regional variants (e.g. … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, clothing, Culture, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian men, indian style, late 20th century, Photography, Politicians, Politics, shawls, Vintage Dress
Tagged 1980s, 1980s india, 1980s style, angavastram, bandhgala, indian style, kurta paijama, male politician, Politicians, rajiv gandhi, shawl
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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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