Category Archives: Salwar Kameez

Home Science in India and the 1950s

Posted on 12/01/2015 by Anu M

Home Science teacher trainees in Poona in 1957 learn to make rangolis to ‘brighten up” traditional meals, pound rice, scrape coconut, use a “model kitchen” and much more…..including making some kitchen music. Lots of nine-yard saris in there. [X]

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Khada Dupatta of the Deccan

Posted on 13/12/2014 by Anu M

The six-yard khada dupatta required a whole nine yards of the heaviest gold borders to include both elaborate edges or pallows, with a particular order of gota masala stitched just so. The gala, the baghli, the aasteen, borders around neck, … Continue reading →

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The 1990s Post

Posted on 12/12/2014 by Anu M

The Sari Etc. – 1991-2000 I am not in the least bit a fan of the 90s + its not exactly vintage. For the sake of completion of the series though I will compress everything into a single post. It … Continue reading →

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The 1980s Recap

Posted on 23/10/2014 by Anu M

Apologies for my absence! As always on tumblr the 1980s. Not the best of decades for fashion but damn young Supriya Pathak was a goddess. And my style icon back in time. And a good actress to boot – someone … Continue reading →

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The 1960s in Film – Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964)

Posted on 25/08/2014 by Anu M

Kadhalikka Neramillai (is a 1964 Tamil film. Given that it’s heroines are a pair of wealthy young girls you get plenty of 1960s fashions with a dash of the 1950s. Saris, salwars, slacks and half-saris all make an appearance. The … Continue reading →

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The Group Photo Post

Posted on 07/03/2014 by Anu M

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 →

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The Salwar Post-North & South

Posted on 07/02/2014 by Anu M

North and South: Punjab Hills, circa 1840-50 Mohammedan Girl, Madras, Illustration by Lady Lawley, 1914. __*__ All the salwar posts on tumblr.

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À La Mode in Lahore – Khazanchi (1941)

Posted on 31/01/2014 by Anu M

Khazanchi (Cashier) is a 1941 movie which is significant for several reasons (for the full movie X). First, it was amongst a clutch of popular movies made in Lahore that brought in new modes of movie making, until then the … Continue reading →

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The Salwar as Uniform

Posted on 29/01/2014 by Anu M

The salwar-kameez as uniform-PIA’s uniform for airhostesses in the 1960s. The changing uniforms with each decade are provided at the link.

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The 1940s Salwar Kameez

Posted on 29/01/2014 by Anu M

The adaptation of the salwar kameez with modernity is perhaps less documented than the sari. In the 1920s and 1930s, the new kind of sari drape was the on trend garment. By the 1940s, the salwar-kameez (or on occasion the … Continue reading →

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