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Category Archives: Period Drama
Knits in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
I must confess I was a little lukewarm towards DBB when it released but meant to do a review of its vintage vibe all the same. A second viewing awhile ago made me appreciate the film, its attention to detail … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, Actor, Bengal, Bengali, Bollywood, Cinema, costume design, Costumes in Cinema, film costumes, Film Costuming, Indian Actors, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian men, indian style, Indian Women, Period Drama, retro fashion, Sari, Vintage, Vintage Dress, winterwear
Tagged anand tiwari, byomkesh bakshy, dibakar banerjee, divya menon, film costumes, handknits, Hindi cinema, knitwear, manoshi nath, meiyang chang, moumita chakaraborty, Period Drama, rushi sharma, sushant singh rajput, swastika mukherjee, tirtha mullick, vests, winterwear
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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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Rabindranath Tagore/Epic Channel
A young girl’s sari: Rabindranath Tagore’s Atithi (Epic Channel)
Posted in Actor, Bengal, Costume, costume design, Early 20th Century, Girls, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Dress, Indian Music, Indian Tales, Indian Women, Literature, Love, Novels, Period Drama, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape
Tagged adaptation, atithi, epic channel, indian television, Period Drama, Rabindranath Tagore, Television
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The costumes of Dadar Kirti (1980)
Dadar Kirti (1980) is based on a Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay story and is a highly fun, easy watch with a charming ensemble cast doing it justice. While it is not subtitled, a rudimentary knowledge of Bengali is enough to enjoy the movie. The movie … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Bengal, Bengali cinema, bindi, Cinema, Costume, Costumes in Cinema, Dancer, Early 20th Century, film costumes, Film Costuming, Girls, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Manipur, Movies, Period Drama, Regional cinema, Regional period drama, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, shawls, Vintage
Tagged 1980s cinema, Ayan Bannerjee, Bengal Sari, Bengali cinema, Bihari sari, Dadar Kirti, Debashree Roy, film costumes, indian cinema, Mahua Roychowdhury, Period Drama, regional styles, Sandhya Roy, sari, sari blouse, Sulata Chowdhury, Tapas Paul
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The Regional Cinema Post
For very many reasons Bollywood is Indian cinema. Now and then regional cinema makes a splash – especially at the National Awards – but for the most part the audiences are local. You could however argue that all the interesting … Continue reading
Posted in 21st century, Accessories, Actor, Cinema, Contemporary, contemporary fashion, Contemporary Style, Culture, fashion, Film Costuming, Flowers, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Jewellery, Manipur, Marathi cinema, North East, North East India, Period Drama, Punjab, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, South Indian Cinema, Tamil Cinema, Women
Tagged Aribam Syam Sharma, flower jewellery, indian cinema, innaphi, Kumki, Lakshmi Menon, Leipaklei, Manipuri cinema, Marathi cinema, postcard, puff sleeve blouse, Punjab 1984, Punjabi cinema, Radhika Apte, salwar kameez, sari, Sonam Bajwa, Tamil Cinema, Tonthoi
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Phryne Fisher Costumes
I saw the new season stills circulating on tumblr (stills from here) and Phryne and clothes look amazing as usual so I felt compelled to take an Indian fashion break! With bonus Jack and Dot. The exhibition is coming to … Continue reading
Lootera Deconstructed
There is nothing as much of its time as the period film – see successive Jane Austen adaptations for e.g. I am therefore not terribly fussed about authenticity in period films, though it is always pleasurable if filmmakers do their homework … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 20th century, 21st century, Actor, Bengal, Bollywood, Cinema, Contemporary, Costume, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hair, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Women, Movies, Old Bollywood, Period Drama, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Tumblr, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1950s, 1953, Bollywood, Dev Anand, Indian fashion, KN Singh, lootera, ranveer singh, sari, sari blouse, sari history, sonakshi, vikramaditya motwane, Vintage Fashion
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The Ayah Post-2
Ayahs on film: Nandita Das in Earth. Ayahs on Stage: Anneika Rose in The Empress.
Posted in 20th century, Actor, British Raj, Colonial, Contemporary, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Movies, Period Drama, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women, Working Women
Tagged Anneika Rose, ayah, cinema, Earth, nandita Das, The Empress, theatre
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Vintage Indian Clothing 