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Category Archives: Photography
The Group Photo Post
Group photographs are great because they give an actual sense of what people wore back in the day. The first pic for example is probably Madras in the 1930s. All the women are in the then modern six-yard sari. The … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, churidar kameez, Colonial, Costume, Early 19th century, Education, fashion, Girls, History, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Photography, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Tamil, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage sari
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, chennai, freedom fighters, india, Indian Women, Lahore, salwar kameez, sari, sari blouse, students
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The Ayah Post-3
A look at how past fashions influence modern fashions: Detail from Warren Hastings with his wife and Indian maid, painted sometime between 1784-87. Floor length “anarkalis” (no doubt known by a different name) can be spotted in 18th century/19th century … Continue reading
Posted in 1780s, 1880s, 18th century, 19th century, British Raj, Colonial, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Late 19th century, Paintings, Photography, Sari, Sari Blouse, servind maid, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women, Working Women
Tagged 1780s, 1880s, 18th century, 19th century, anarkali, ayah, Colonial, goa, half sari, johan zoffany, maid, sari, serving maid
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The Royalty Post
“The Maharaja of Indore came to the studio to be photographed, also in Western clothes-sack suit and formal evening dress. He was young, tall and very elegant“ Cartier wearing aesthete, photographed by Man Ray (a particularly fruitful photo session) and Bassano, painted by Bernard Boutet De Monvel (he … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, British Raj, India, Indian men, Paintings, Photography, Royalty, Vintage
Tagged Boutet de Monvel, Holkar, indian men, Indore, Maharaja, Man Ray, Yashwantrao Holkar
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The Marilyn Silverstone post
Marilyn Silverstone‘s 1959 photograph of Waheeda Rehman. More on her here.
The Lotus Post
There are plenty of representations of the lotus in Indian art, more often than not religious iconography. Here is a (non religious) selection. Additional posts on the choli and nihonga paintings of Indian women can also be sampled on tumblr.
Posted in Flowers, Indian Cinema, Paintings, Photography, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged cinema, india, Lotus, paintings, sari blouse, women
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The Ceylon Post
I must confess that all I knew of the Sri Lankan sari was that it was “a variant of the Indian sari”. It turns out that this is not entirely true. Sri Lanka has a rich and varied sartorial history … Continue reading
Posted in 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 19th century, Photography, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, Women
Tagged 19th century, Ceylon, osariya, sari, sarong, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, Tamil, vintage dress
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Frill, Ruffle and Furbelow in the 1930s
Frills, ruffles, furbelows in the 1930s. It is interesting to see the same feature employed differently in the three stills. The women L to R: Imogen Cunnigham, Devika Rani, Kanan Devi
Posted in 1930s, fashion, Old Bollywood, Photography, Sari, Vintage Blouse
Tagged 1930s, cinema, Devika Rani, fashion, frill, Imogen Cunningham, Kanan Devi, photographer, ruffle, vintage
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Imogen Cunningham: The Pareekh Sisters
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Posted in 1930s, Photography, Sari, Sari Blouse, Women
Tagged 1930s, black and white, Imogen Cunningham, Pareekh Sisters, photography, sisters, vintage
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The Artful Pose: Early Studio Photography in Bombay
The Artful Pose A few pictures from The Artful Pose, Early Studio Photography, c 1855-1940. All the photographs are by Shapoor Bhedwar to the best of my knowledge. There are girls in short tunics worn with sarees (looking like early versions of Hakoba) with … Continue reading
Posted in 1890s, India, Photography, Sari, Sari Blouse, Studio Portraits, Vintage, Vintage Blouse
Tagged 1890s, Bombay, india, NGA, photography, sari, sari blouse, Shapoor Bhedwar, studio portrait, The Artful Pose, vintage
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Vintage Indian Clothing 