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Internet Sleuthing – Mary Bhor
Mary Bhor (1865?-1913) Daughter of Rao Saheb Ramji Gangaji Bhor and a second generation Christian, she took advantage of her English education and fairly liberal background provided by her parents. She had obtained a teacher’s training certificate from London and … Continue reading
Posted in 1900s, Christianity, Colonial, Costume, Early 20th Century, Feminism, Indian Costume, Indian Women, Maharashtra, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, Victorian, vintage costume, vintage sari, women writers, Working Women
Tagged 1899, 1900s, book quotes, early feminism, indian christians, indian feminism, Maharashtra, marie bhor, mary bhor, padma anagol
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The 80s cinema post
Trikon ka Chautha Kon aka The Fourth Angle of a Triangle (1986) is kind of quasi arthouse 80s cinema and more than a little regressive when it comes to it’s women protagonists who dominate much of the film. The film … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, 20th century, Actor, bindi, Bollywood, Children, churidar kameez, churidar kurta, Cinema, Costumes in Cinema, dupatta, fashion, Feminism, film costumes, Film Costuming, Hair, Hairstyles, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Cinema, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian men, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, late 20th century, Movies, retro cinema, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage Blouse, vintage cinema, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged 1980s, 1980s cinema, 1980s style, Bollywood, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, priyardarshinee, swaroop sampat, trikon ka chautha kon, vijayendra ghatge, vintage cinema, vintage style
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The Mantilla Post
In the pics: The late 19th/early 20 century practice of wearing a mantilla with the sari. Often made of lace. Probably a result of the popularity of the mantilla in nineteenth century Europe and more or less confined to Bengal. … Continue reading
Posted in 1880s, 1910s, 19th century, 20th century, Accessories, Bengal, Colonial, Dress Reform, Early 19th century, fashion, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian Women, Photography, Royalty, Sari, sari history, Studio Portraits, Vintage, vintage costume, vintage photography, vintage sari, vintage style
Tagged Bengali, Indian royals, Indian Women, mantilla, sari accessories, sari scarf, Suniti Devi
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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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Shanta Hublikar
In the sequence above, we notice that, even in parody, Kesar and Moti manage to find a private mode for communicating desire for each other. Though the lyrics might deride silly love songs from Chandidas and Achhut Kanya, Moti’s wit … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Costumes in Cinema, Early 20th Century, fashion, film costumes, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Marathi cinema, retro cinema, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage Blouse, vintage sari
Tagged 1930s, aadmi, Manoos, prabhat, Shanta Hublikar, v shantaram, vintage style
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Bombay Stars
We returned from abroad via Bombay. I admit to the ostentatious glamour of the film world there and the intoxication and heady glamour that accompanies it. I also admit to the dearth of deeper imagination or an ascetic dedication to … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, Bengal, Bengali cinema, Bollywood, Cinema, Early 20th Century, fashion, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Regional cinema, retro cinema, vintage cinema, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s stars, appearance, autobiography, beauty, Bengali cinema, fitness culture, Hindi cinema, Kanan Devi, zubeida
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Short Sari
Sharkeswari Agha received a B.A., M.A., and LL.B. from the University of Allahabad; then she completed her Master’s degree in Education at U-M in 1930. In India, she later served as the head of the Teacher Training Department of Crosthwaite … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Education, Girls, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage sari
Tagged 1920s, education, mary janes, mid calf length sari, saree drapes, sharkeshwari agha, short sari, students, university of michigan, women's education
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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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Art and Fashion
I came across Uma Damle’s interpretation of Hemen Majumdar paintings the other day. Her site also has her take on Raja Ravi Varma’s works. That got me into doing a few posts of spot the artwork in today’s fashion and … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 19th century, 20th century, Art, art recreation, Bengal, bindi, contemporary fashion, Contemporary Style, costumes in art, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Late 19th century, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, vintage art, Vintage Blouse, vintage costume, vintage fashion, vintage sari, women in art
Tagged Aishwarya Rai, art recreation, Bengal art, elizabeth brunner, ganesh pyne, Hemendranath Mazumdar, Indian Art, jamini roy, leela chitnis, osianama, princess, qohindia, Raja Ravi Varma, Raw Mango, saris in art, uma Damle, vintage sari
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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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Vintage Indian Clothing 