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Indians in Sweden
The images below are from IMSPIX. The initial images I downloaded a few weeks ago were not watermarked , subsequently they have watermarks. Merely posted for illustration and educational, especially given the pictures cover several decades. Obviously no copyright infringement … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 2017 posts, 20th century, India, Indian Aesthetics, Indian Costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, indian style, Indian Women, retro, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, ebay store, imspix, indian style, Indian Women, indians abroad, saree style, sweden, vintage, vintage sari
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The Brooch Post
I had an anon query on tumblr awhile back on how sari pins were worn so I thought I would do a quick post on how brooches were worn in the 1930s and 1940s. Pins and brooches were around earlier … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, Accessories, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Jewellery, retro fashion, vintage fashion, vintage jewellery, vintage style
Tagged 1930s, 1930s jewels, 1940s, brooch, indian retro style, indian style, retro, sari brooch, sari pin, vintage, vintage accessories, vintage jewellery
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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
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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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The costumes of Devdas (1936)
Devdas may well be summarised by these three screen captures:) Saratchandra was 17 when he wrote Devdas, it is likely the author himself thought the novel an immature work in later age. Despite it being a “youth novel” and despite the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, 1930s fashion, 1930s styles, 1936, Bengali cinema, costume design, devdas, indian cinema, Jamuna, KL Saigal, Rajkumari, sari, vintage sari
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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 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
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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 1930s Post
She wore an exquisite pink sari and the delicate gold thread embroidery on it added to the charm of both. The vermilion mark and the tiny decorative dots of colour on her forehead and the collyrium-touched eyes added much grace … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Accessories, Actor, Bollywood, Colonial, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hair, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Old Bollywood, Postcards, retro, retro fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari drape, sari history, Vintage, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage hair, vintage jewellery, vintage sari
Tagged 1930s, bindi, finger waved hair, gold border, gold jewellery, green blouse, Indian Actress, Nalini Tarkhad, pink sari, postcard, sari
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The Red Sari
Then when the lamps were lit, I should put on my red dress and it would be thin as a veil, and would wind about my body, and billow out as I came into the room, pirouetting. It would make … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Fashion Quote, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Paintings, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, vintage art, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged 1930s, Christies, Matthew Smith, red sari, sari, sari blouse, Sunita Reclining, The Waves, vintage art, Virginia Woolf
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Vintage Indian Clothing 