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Costume Books
I have been reading a couple of books on Indian costumes and thought I would write a bit about two of them. Queen Subada, Detail from Shahnamah, Sultanate School, 1450. Costume Details: Phiran: of transparent material, form-fitting and ankle length, … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s, 20th century, Accessories, Actor, Ancient India, antique, Art, Asia, Authors, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dancer, fashion, Hinduism, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, historical hairstyles, Illustration, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian Illustrators, Indian Theatre, Indian Women, Jaina Literature, Jewellery, Medieval India, Sanskrit Drama, sari history, Theatre, Women
Tagged 1540s, ancient india, Central Asia, historical costume, indian costume, medieval India, Queen Subada, Roshen Alkazi, Sanskrit, Shahnamah, Sultanata School, Tarla Mehta, Uttararamacharitram, Vasantasena, Vikramorvasiyam
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The Music Post
From a series of posts I did the week of 13 July 2015-17 July 2015. Saraswati painted by Hishida Shunsō [X, X] Flute Player (1) and Esraj Player (2), Nandalal Bose. Both were painted in 1937 and were commissioned by … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 20th century, Culture, Early 20th Century, Folk, Folk Dance, Goddess, Hinduism, India, Indian Music, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Japanese art, Music, Paintings, photodivision, Photography, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, South India, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Music, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1910s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Amirbai Karnatki, Chhaya Ganguli, esraj, Film music, flute, Geeta Dutt, Hishida Shunso, Indian music, Kamala Sista, Kesarbai Kerkar, M saraswathi, Nandala Bose, photodivision, Saraswati, Sharda, veena, vintage art, vntage photography
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The Buddhism Post
I had done this set of posts starting on Buddha Purnima on tumblr but it’s taken me till now to collate it on WP. In some ways posts are more coherent on WP so despite the delay here it is. … Continue reading
Posted in 1880s, 1900s, 1940s, 1990s, Ancient India, Art, art recreation, Asia, Buddhism, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, East Asia, historical art, historical costume, historical dress, History, Illustration, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Japan, Late 19th century, Paintings, Philosophy, Religion, Sanskrit Literature, Sari, Sri Lanka, Women
Tagged 1880s, 1940s, 1990s, 4 May, Ajanta, Ajanta art, Bellanwila, Bhikkuni, Bombay School of Art, Buddha, Buddha Purnima, Buddhism, Dhammadinna Bhikuni, Manindra Bhushan Gupta, Mara, Mara's daughters, Nihonga, Rahula, Sattasai, Soma, Somabandhu Vidyapati, Sujata, the departure of buddha, Women in Buddhism, Yashodhara, Yokoyama Taikan
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The Regional Cinema Post
For very many reasons Bollywood is Indian cinema. Now and then regional cinema makes a splash – especially at the National Awards – but for the most part the audiences are local. You could however argue that all the interesting … Continue reading
Posted in 21st century, Accessories, Actor, Cinema, Contemporary, contemporary fashion, Contemporary Style, Culture, fashion, Film Costuming, Flowers, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Jewellery, Manipur, Marathi cinema, North East, North East India, Period Drama, Punjab, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, South Indian Cinema, Tamil Cinema, Women
Tagged Aribam Syam Sharma, flower jewellery, indian cinema, innaphi, Kumki, Lakshmi Menon, Leipaklei, Manipuri cinema, Marathi cinema, postcard, puff sleeve blouse, Punjab 1984, Punjabi cinema, Radhika Apte, salwar kameez, sari, Sonam Bajwa, Tamil Cinema, Tonthoi
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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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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 Mughals-1
It’s probably accurate to say that an indigenous form of the Islamic clothing brought in by the Mughals (a mix of Turkish and Persian influences) took shape during the reign of Akbar and Jahangir. This period also sees the style … Continue reading
Posted in 1600s, 1610s, 1620s, 16th Century, 17th century, Art, churidar kameez, Costume, Culture, Deccan, Dress Reform, dupatta, fashion, ghaghra, historical art, historical costume, historical dress, historical fashions, History, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Islamic Art, Islamic Dress, Islamic style, Mughal, Paintings, Royalty, Women
Tagged 1600s, 1610s, 1620s, 16th century, 17th century, chador, churidar, ghaghra choli, indian costume, islamic costume, jama, mojaris, mughal costume, Mughal emperors, Mughals, nadiri, odhni, pagri, paijama, patka, peshwaj, turban
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Home Science in India and the 1950s
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]
Posted in 1950s, Culture, Deccan, fashion, Girls, India, Indian Dress, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, regional styles, retro, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, vintage style, Women
Tagged 1950s, home science, Indian Women, kitchen, nauwari, nine yard sari, photodivision, poona, rangoli, teachers, training
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The Bindi Post
The tikli or spangle is worn in the Hindustāni Districts and not in the south. It consists of a small piece of lac over which is smeared vermilion, while above it a piece of mica or thin glass is fixed … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, Accessories, bindi, Central India, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hinduism, historical fashions, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Literature, regional styles, Rural, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage style, Women
Tagged 1910s, 1916, bindi, Central India, lakheras, making bindis, stick on bindis, tikli, tribes and castes of the central provinces of india
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Bits n Bobs
Gharara/Sharara…still confused by the many definitions. Raghu adds a few more explanations to 1950s hairstyles. Bengal’s laterite soil makes for Japanese dye. Please admire Waheeda – X and X.
Posted in 17th century, 1950s, 1960s, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Asia, Bengal, Bollywood, Cinema, Costume, Culture, East Asia, Edo, fashion, Hair, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Textiles, Indian Women, Japanese, natural dye, Old Bollywood, retro, retro fashion, Tumblr, Vintage, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage hair, vintage style, Women
Tagged 17th century, 1950s, gharara, hair, hairstyle, Indian hairstyles, japanese dyes, plaits, sharara, Waheeda Rehman
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Vintage Indian Clothing 