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The Spring Post
A little late for this, probably should have posted around mid-February but I still have time till Holi so here goes! Everything is yellow and the fiery red of palash (though in our cities you see a lot more gulmohur … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, Art, Bengal, costumes in art, Culture, Flora, Flowers, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian Literature, Literature, Love, Paintings, Poetry, Rural, Sari, Sari Blouse, Seasons, Vintage, vintage art
Tagged 1940s art, 1950s art, archana, bamboo grove, Bangladeshi poetry, Bengal Sari, Bengali girl, falgun, flame of the forest, india, Indian Art, palash, Qurratulain Hyder, samar ghose, sonali mohanty, spring, sudhir khastgir, upkar, vasant panchami, vintage art
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The Rangoli Post
Source for Rangoli terms-X. Pic Source – X. (~1890s, click for larger view). Making an Alpana, Santiniketan, 1954. Life Magazine, 7 February 1955. From what I know, the use of rice flour or paste is intentional and is meant as … Continue reading
Posted in 1890s, 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, Bengal, Culture, Decorative Arts, Early 20th Century, Hinduism, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Late 19th century, Photography, regional styles, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage art, Vintage Dress, vintage photography, Women, women in art
Tagged akino fuku, alpana, B Prabha, decorative arts, floor design, india, kolam, rangoli, Santiniketan
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Sobha Singh’s Art
‘an accomplished but somewhat sugary style that reminds us of Edmund Dulac’, as Partha Mitter describes it (The Triumph of Modernism: India’s artists and the avant-garde 1922-1947, London 2007, p. 146)……approximate date for the pictures….between 1931 and 1941. X. Sobha … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Art, Costume, costumes in art, Early 20th Century, indian art, Indian fashion, Paintings, vintage art, vintage style, women in art
Tagged 1930s art, Indian Art, Sobha Singh, Wine drinking
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Mulgaokar’s art
Filmy costumes for mythological/historical figures in Raghuvir Mulgaokar’s 1953 paintings/calendar art. Pic 1: Mastani – this outfit aka a kameez that has a tight fitted bodice and skirt and the jhoomar for the hair is both particular to films and … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Art, Bollywood, churidar kameez, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, Deccan, Film Costuming, ghaghra, historical costume, indian art, Indian Dress, Islamic style, Maharashtra, mid century, Paintings, Rajasthan, regional styles, Sari, vintage art, women in art
Tagged 1950s art, devayani, Indian Art, mastani, mid century art, Padmini, Raghuvir Mulgaokar, women in art
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Dancers (Sudhir Khastgir)
For awhile (in the 50s I think), Sudhir Khastgir painted a number of dancing figures. Here are two: Sudhir Khastgir, Dancing Figure, 1962. The lower panels indicate the earrings and forehead ornament, a little bit of the knotted ponytail, bangles … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 1960s, Art, Bengal, Costume, Dance, Dancer, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian men, Indian Women, mid century, Paintings, Vintage, vintage art, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, women in art
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, art of bengal, Dancers, Indian Art, sudhir khastgir
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Costumes in NS Bendre’s Paintings
Part of a series on costumes as seen in Indian art. Weaving had a special significance for Bendre, who taught it together with painting and papier mache while in Baroda in the 1950’s. He painted several works over the years … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Art, Bengal, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, Folk, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian men, mid century, North East India, regional styles, Vintage, vintage art, vintage costume, Weaving, Women, women in art
Tagged 1980s art, Arunachal Pradesh, costume in paintings, Kerala, kulu, NS Bendre, Rajasthan, regional costumes, salwar kameez, sari, weaver, women in art
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The Colour of Skin
The red glow of her body, like an unfolding bud. Her black rimmed eyes like flowers, her skin like gold. Who can see your face in the moonlight, like milk in milk. Her lustrous complexion like a blue sapphire. Fair … Continue reading
Posted in 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Ancient India, Art, Colonial, Contemporary, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Girls, historical art, historical fashions, in Colour, indian art, Indian fashion, Indian Women, miniature paintings, Paintings, Sets, Shringaar, vintage art, vintage fashion, vintage illustrations, vintage style
Tagged 1660s, 1860, 1880s, 18th century, 1930s, 1937, B Prabha, blue skin, colour, colourism, English school, fair and lovely, historical art, Indian Women, jaipur courtesan, malwa, Mandi, nandlal bose, red skin, sanskrit literature, skin, todi ragini, vintage art
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The Islamic Dress Post
When you think of Muslim influenced fashion in India you think of anarkalis, gauzy dupattas, tight churidars, a North Indian style that has a tremendous grip on the popular imagination not least because of Hindi movies. While the Mughals with … Continue reading
Posted in 1900s, 1920s, 1940s, 19th century, 20th century, Accessories, Art, churidar kameez, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Deccan, Dress Reform, dupatta, Early 20th Century, Family, fashion, Girls, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, Islamic style, Literature, Mughal, Paintings, Photography, Postcards, regional styles, Religion, retro, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, Vintage, vintage art, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
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The Forest Post
Pic 1: Nandalal Bose, Evening, 1941. Pic 2: Girl in a Forest, Allah Bux, 1963. [X] Pic 1: Girl from Chotanagpur (1956) Pic 2: One of a series taken of a Santhal festival in Santiniketan. Via Shibaditya Ray. The original … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 21st century, Accessories, Art, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Tribal, vintage art, vintage sari, vintage style
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, allah bux, anavila, beauty products, chota nagpur, contemporary fashion, evening, forest, forest essentials, forest girl, handloom, Indian Women, injiri, nandlal bose, padmaja, pero, Santhal, tribal, tribal girl, vintage art, woods, woodsy
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Vintage Indian Clothing 