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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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The Art of Dressing
Screencaps from the colourised version of Piya Aiso Jiya Mein. Ostensibly about the piya but really an ode to the art of dressing up. Alternatively Meena is Queen of Everything. And has a few helpers. Another similar song – from … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 20th century, Actor, Bengal, bindi, Cinema, Costume, costume design, Costumes in Cinema, fashion, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Women, Old Bollywood, Period Drama, retro cinema, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage costume, vintage hair
Tagged bindi, dressing up, hair ornaments, Meena Kumari, Old Bollywood, Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam, sari, sola singar, vintage actress, vintage hair
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The Anklets post.
Sandal-Anklet [X, X, X and X] There are a number of Indian terms for anklets (nupura, payal, golusu, painjan) – anklets are often diffrentiated on the basis of bells, strings, solid coils etc. But I can’t find one for the … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Accessories, Culture, fashion, Indian Aesthetics, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Women, Jewellery, Postcards, Vintage, vintage jewellery
Tagged anklets, feet, foot jewellery, indian style, payals, sandals
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The Contemporary Bindi
The sticker bindi revolution was probably the last major shift in bindi style. And they are still around though you are more likely to find women wearing the “neutral” red/maroon/black round bindis on an everyday basis. And often no bindi … Continue reading
Bindi Queens
Not every decade has distinctive bindis. And when a decade does its usually easily seen as a trend on an actress. Here’s how the 50s, 70s and 90s looked! Shyama, the bindi queen of the 1950s. Decorative bindis were quite … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, Accessories, bindi, Bollywood, Culture, Film Costuming, Indian Aesthetics, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Women, Old Bollywood, retro, retro cinema, retro fashion, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage style
Tagged Accessories, bindi, bindis, Indian fashion, indian style, Madhuri Dixit, Mumtaz, retro fashion, retro style, Shyama
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East+West
There are plenty of examples of clothes from the West that make use of Indian textiles, at least from the Regency period onwards. Examples include muslin, paisley shawls, 1950s dresses and cotton gauze dresses of the 70s and 80s. There … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Colonial, Contemporary, contemporary fashion, Costume, Early 20th Century, fashion, India, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Late 19th century, late 20th century, salwar, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, Sari Dress, sari history, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 19th century, 20th century, balenciaga, chanel, contemporary, dhoti sari, Edwardian, indo western, Lakshmi Bayi, nikhil thampi, obi, oscar de la renta, petticoat, poiret, prajnasundari devi, regency, sari, sari dress, sari gown, satya paul, schiaparelli, tights, valentino, Victorian, Vintage Fashion, vintage sari
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Parasakthi style in brief
Besides, love between siblings, particularly between the elder brother and younger sister, has become a specific marker of Tamil culture, mainly due to the impact of canonical Tamil films like En Thangai (My Sister, dir. M.K.R. Nambiar and Ch. Narayanamurthy, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Actor, Cinema, costume design, film costumes, Film Costuming, Girls, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian Women, mid century, Movies, Regional cinema, regional styles, retro cinema, retro fashion, South Indian Cinema, Tamil, Tamil Cinema, vintage cinema, vintage costume
Tagged 1950s, 1950s style, actress, cinema costumes, davani, Half saree, kamala laxman, pandari bai, Parasakthi, sriranjani, subbulakshmi, Tamil Cinema, tamil style
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The 80s cinema post
Trikon ka Chautha Kon aka The Fourth Angle of a Triangle (1986) is kind of quasi arthouse 80s cinema and more than a little regressive when it comes to it’s women protagonists who dominate much of the film. The film … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Actor, bindi, Bollywood, Children, churidar kameez, churidar kurta, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, dupatta, fashion, Feminism, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hair, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, late 20th century, Movies, retro cinema, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage Blouse, vintage cinema, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged 1980s, 1980s cinema, 1980s style, Bollywood, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, priyardarshinee, swaroop sampat, trikon ka chautha kon, vijayendra ghatge, vintage cinema, vintage style
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RIP Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa – 24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 20th century, Actor, Cinema, fashion, Feminism, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian Women, late 20th century, Politicians, Politics, retro cinema, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, South Indian Cinema, Tamil Cinema, Tamil Nadu, vintage fashion, Women, Women Rulers
Tagged chief minister, jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu, tamil nadu politics, women chief ministers, women politicians
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Vintage Indian Clothing 