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Deepavali Special
Manoranjan*, in its Diwali Special issue, published a separate section ‘Striyance Lekh’ (Articles of women writers). The enthusiastic editor Kashinath Raghunath Mitra, is responsible for the creation of a whole generation of women short-story writers [X]. Almost everyone must be … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 1960s, 1990s, 20th century, ananda vikatan, Bengali, Culture, Early 20th Century, Hindi, Hinduism, Illustration, Indian Aesthetics, indian art, indian festivals, Indian Women, late 20th century, Magazine, Maharashtra, retro, Tamil, Vintage Magazine
Tagged 1910s, 1960s, 1990s, Ananda Vikatan, Arunachal, bengali magazine, deepavali, dharamyug, diwali, hindi magazine, Indian illustrators, indian magazines, loksatta, marathi magazine, tamil magazine, vintage magazines
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Videshi/Swadeshi
Sumair [a relative] wanted to present me with a divine sari of pure gold that was her wedding present and she doesn’t want to wear for she claims to wear only French materials. Poor Indian women of queer tastes, they … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Art, costumes in art, Culture, Early 20th Century, Indian Aesthetics, indian art, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Paintings, retro, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, vintage art, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage sari, women in art
Tagged 1930s, Amrita Shergil, french fabric, handlooms, Indian Art, Khurshid, madhuri, pink and green, pink and green sari, sari history, sumair, vintage sari
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In the 1960s
I had a query awhile ago on styles for students and young women in the 1960s. While I answered that privately I thought a few points from it might be interesting to some of you. For comparison screencaps (top) are … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, Actor, Bollywood, churidar kurta, Costumes in Cinema, fashion, film costumes, Films Division, Hairstyles, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, retro, retro cinema, retro fashion, retro hair, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage Blouse, vintage cinema, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage hair, vintage sari
Tagged 1 am 20, 1960s, 1960s fashion, 1960s India, 1960s sari, an evening in paris, churidar kurta, Documentary, Films Division, sari, sari blouse, Sharmila Tagore, vintage blouse, waqt
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The 70s in a single pic
I chanced upon this pic on ebay and in it are all the glorious 70s trends! First up its prints, prints, prints. The maxis* – at least I think they are maxis, the construction of the lower part is interesting. … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, fashion, Girls, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, late 20th century, Photography, retro, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1970s fashion, 1970s sari, 1970s style, 1971, 1971 in India, Indian fashion, indian style, maxis, pants, sari, tunic top, vintage style
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For my mother
I don’t post much personal stuff but today is my mother’s death anniversary and once in awhile I like to remember her in a public way:) The post does however tie in with the themes of my blog, retro style … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, Family, fashion, India, Indian Awards, Indian Dress, Indian Navy, Indian Women, Maharashtra, Military, retro, Sari, Sari Blouse, Uniforms, women doctors, Women in Uniform
Tagged For my mother, Indian Navy, Lieut Commander, Naval women, Surgeon, Veena Khandekar, VSM
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A short list of Indian period dramas
While doing posts on contemporary regional Indian period movies, I made a rough list of Indian period films. These are listed below. Some are historicals but the bulk fall into the 19th and 20th century. The list is fairly rough … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Ancient India, Bengali cinema, Bollywood, British Raj, Colonial, Costume, fashion, Film Costuming, historical costume, History, Independence, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Medieval India, Movies, Mughal India, Old Bollywood, Regional cinema, Regional period drama, regional styles, retro, Sari, Sari Blouse, South Indian Cinema, Vintage, vintage cinema, vintage fashion
Tagged ancient india, colonial India, contemporary India, historical films, india, indian cinema, medieval India, Mughal India, period costumes, Period Drama
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The Shawl Post
I did a series of posts on shawls on tumblr that started in the early winter. We are past that now but still in winter so rug up for the ride:) Unless you are in the Southern Hemisphere i.e. In … Continue reading
Posted in 1800s, 18th century, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, 19th century, 2016 posts, 20th century, Bengal, Costume, Culture, early 18th century, Early 19th century, Early 20th Century, fashion, Girls, historical costume, historical fashions, India, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, Late 19th century, Mughal, North East, photodivision, Politicians, regional styles, retro, Sets, shawls, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Vintage Men, vintage style, Weaving, winterwear
Tagged 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Arunachal Pradesh, chamba, Contemporary Style, himachal, indian men, indian shawls, indian style, Indian Women, jamawar, kangra, Kashmir, kullu, mughal shawls, naga, naga shawl, pink and gold, shawl, shawls, toda, vintage style, winter, winterwear
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All About the Bindi
The bindi/pottu/sindoor/tikli – whatever name it be known by – is probably the most emblematic of Indian elements of attire and also has a long history. It is symbolic (as a signifier of marital status or of caste), part of … Continue reading
Posted in 1860s, 18th century, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 19th century, 20th century, Accessories, Ancient India, Asia, bindi, Culture, Deccan, Early 20th Century, East Asia, fashion, Hinduism, historical fashions, India, Indian Bride, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Women, Late 19th century, miniature paintings, retro, Sanskrit Literature, Sets, Women
Tagged alankaram, bindi, caste marks, decorative bindis, face decoration, facial decoration, Indian actresses, Indian ritual, indian style, kumkum, painted bindis, pottu, sandal paste, sindoor, tilka, vintage style
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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 North-East Post
This doesn’t cover all the North Eastern states of India neither is it chronological or thematic. Rather it’s a North East sampler that includes a fair bit of dance forms in the North-East. The components of the Manipuri dance costume … Continue reading
Posted in 1900s, 1950s, 20th century, Accessories, Art, Asia, Costume, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Early 20th Century, fashion, Folk Dance, Girls, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Jewellery, North East, North East India, Paintings, photodivision, Photography, regional styles, retro, retro fashion, Tribal, Vintage Blouse, vintage costume, vintage fashion, vintage hair, vintage jewellery, vintage style, Women
Tagged ao naga, assam, illustration, india, Lily Eversdijk-Smulders, Manipur, manipuri costume, manipuri dance, meghalaya, naga style, nagaland, northeast, northeast india, photodivision, photography, sattriya, tribal jewellery
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Vintage Indian Clothing 