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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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Indian Royals – 1
Unidentified man, Jaipur, possibly royalty. Painted portrait (gelatin silver print and watercolour) from the 1930s. The collared coat is possibly a sherwani – a garment that displaced the jama, angarkha kind of tunics of the Mughal and Rajput courts by … Continue reading
Posted in 1900s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, History, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian royalty, Islamic Dress, Islamic style, Painted Photographs, Photography, Royalty, vintage costume, Vintage Men
Tagged India royalty, Indian princes, Kashmir, Maharaja, Maharaja of Kashmir, Nawab, Nawab of Tonk, Painted Photographs, Rajput, safa, sehra, shawl, sherwani, Star of India, Tonk
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Costume Books
I have been reading a couple of books on Indian costumes and thought I would write a bit about two of them. Queen Subada, Detail from Shahnamah, Sultanate School, 1450. Costume Details: Phiran: of transparent material, form-fitting and ankle length, … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Ancient India, antique, Art, Asia, Authors, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, fashion, Hinduism, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, historical hairstyles, Illustration, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian Illustrators, Indian Theatre, Indian Women, Jaina Literature, Jewellery, Medieval India, Sanskrit Drama, sari history, Theatre, Women
Tagged 1540s, ancient india, Central Asia, historical costume, indian costume, medieval India, Queen Subada, Roshen Alkazi, Sanskrit, Shahnamah, Sultanata School, Tarla Mehta, Uttararamacharitram, Vasantasena, Vikramorvasiyam
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All About Hair
I had a bit of a meandering look at the history of hairstyles in India on tumblr and as always this post collates it on wordpress. curnakuntala (Sanskrit): locks or ringlets hair style. alaka-avali (Sanskrit): hair arrangement in spiral locks … Continue reading
Posted in 1600s, 16th Century, 1700s, 17th century, 1800s, 18th century, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 19th century, 20th century, Accessories, Ancient India, Art, Asia, Bengal, Bollywood, Colonial, Contemporary Style, Culture, Dance, Dancer, fashion, Flowers, Hair, historical fashions, historical hairstyles, History, indian art, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Jewellery, Medieval India, miniature paintings, Old Bollywood, Paintings, regional styles, retro, retro hair, Sanskrit Literature, Sculpture, Sets, Tamil, Tumblr, Vintage, vintage hair, vintage jewellery
Tagged Bollywood hairstyles, combing hair, curly hair, early 20th century, flowers in the hair, hair, hair accessories, hair jewellery, hair oil, indian hair, Indian hairstyles, indian sculpture, indian style, Indo Greek, loose hair, medieval India, Miniature Paintings, parted hair, plait, retro hairstyles, vintage hairstyles, wavy hair, wet hair
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The Buddhism Post
I had done this set of posts starting on Buddha Purnima on tumblr but it’s taken me till now to collate it on WP. In some ways posts are more coherent on WP so despite the delay here it is. … Continue reading
Posted in 1880s, 1900s, 1940s, 1990s, Ancient India, Art, art recreation, Asia, Buddhism, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, East Asia, historical art, historical costume, historical dress, History, Illustration, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Japan, Late 19th century, Paintings, Philosophy, Religion, Sanskrit Literature, Sari, Sri Lanka, Women
Tagged 1880s, 1940s, 1990s, 4 May, Ajanta, Ajanta art, Bellanwila, Bhikkuni, Bombay School of Art, Buddha, Buddha Purnima, Buddhism, Dhammadinna Bhikuni, Manindra Bhushan Gupta, Mara, Mara's daughters, Nihonga, Rahula, Sattasai, Soma, Somabandhu Vidyapati, Sujata, the departure of buddha, Women in Buddhism, Yashodhara, Yokoyama Taikan
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वसन्त ऋतु – Spring
It’s spring in India. And while the illustration above* is all mildness and white (and indeed the kunda finds mention in a lot of Sanskrit spring poetry) the flowers of spring that are emblematic of the season are quite red … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Art, Asia, Contemporary, Costume, Culture, Flora, Flowers, historical art, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, History, Illustration, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian Illustrators, miniature paintings, Paintings, Poetry, Sanskrit, Sculpture, South India, Vintage, vintage art, Vintage Blouse
Tagged ancient india, art, asoka flowers, asoka tree, chandra rajan, flowers, illustration, ingalls, jasmine, Kalidasa, kimsuka, kunda, miniature painting, palash, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Poetry, sculpture, spring, spring flowers, spring ritual, Tamil
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The Mughals-1
It’s probably accurate to say that an indigenous form of the Islamic clothing brought in by the Mughals (a mix of Turkish and Persian influences) took shape during the reign of Akbar and Jahangir. This period also sees the style … Continue reading
Posted in 1600s, 1610s, 1620s, 16th Century, 17th century, Art, churidar kameez, Costume, Culture, Deccan, Dress Reform, dupatta, fashion, ghaghra, historical art, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, History, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Islamic Art, Islamic Dress, Islamic style, Mughal, Paintings, Royalty, Women
Tagged 1600s, 1610s, 1620s, 16th century, 17th century, chador, churidar, ghaghra choli, indian costume, islamic costume, jama, mojaris, mughal costume, Mughal emperors, Mughals, nadiri, odhni, pagri, paijama, patka, peshwaj, turban
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On Indian Clothing
The people of Pataliputra* dressed well in flowered muslins embroidered with jewels, and an umbrella was carried by an attendant behind the head of a noble when he went into the road. Kleitarchus, however, found that in other, poorer parts … Continue reading
Posted in 21st century, 3rd century BCE, Ancient India, Asia, Contemporary, Contemporary Style, Costume, Culture, fashion, gems, Girls, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, History, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Vintage, vintage costume, vintage style, Women
Tagged 21st century, 3rd century BCE, bling, contemporary, fashion history, Indian fashion, jewelled sari, Maurya, modern, my thoughts on fashion, personal, sari, sari blouse, sari history, traditional
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Vintage Indian Clothing 