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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Pallu Drape Post
Though in our times the fashion is to leave the pallu (the loose end of the sari) largely unsecured, historically there were several ways of securing or draping the pallu of a nivi sari. In the 1930s-1940s when the nivi … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, paper dolls, sari drape, Vintage Blouse, vintage sari
Tagged 1930s, 1940s, pallu, paper dolls, sari, sari blouse, sari drape
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A Birthday
My grandmother died not too long back, she would have been 88 today. The studio pic is of her as a wee thing in about 1930-she was the eldest child so this must have been a special trip. She looks … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Girls, India, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Personal, Photography, Tamil Nadu, Vintage
Tagged 1930s, girls, grandmother, pavadai, sepia, Tamil, vintage photograph
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Recreating Vintage/Historical Art
Like him or hate him, Raja Ravi Varma remains influential more than a 100 years after his death. Recreating his work seems to be a bit of a thing ranging from the recent Rang Rasiya to Makaramanju to Pushpamala’s photo … Continue reading
Posted in 16th Century, 1900s, 1930s, Art, art recreation, Asia, Bengal, Documentary, ghaghra, historical art, historical costume, indian art, Indian Women, Malayalam Cinema, miniature paintings, Paintings, Sari, Vintage, vintage costume
Tagged 16th century, 1930s, Amit Dutta, Ananthabhadram, art, fashion, Hemen Majumdar, Hemendranath Mazumdar, Kavya Madhavan, Nainsukh, Raja Ravi Varma, style, vintage
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The 1930s post
The Sari: 1931-1940 Almost every decade has a signature sari. In the 1920s it was the chiffon with a zari border (pics 1 and 2 are from 1924 and 1931). The borders were generally small and stitched onto French chiffons. … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, British Raj, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian Women, Royalty, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Studio Portraits, Tumblr, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s, brocade sari, Indian royals, sari, sari blouse, sari history, vintage, Vintage Fashion, vintage style
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Kanan Devi
My tumblr avatar is usually that of the actress Kanan Devi, a star of the 1930s and 1940s. Though the silents had a number of famous actresses, it is with the talkies and the 1930s that you find stars and … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, Actor, Bengal, Cinema, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Music, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage fashion, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1940s, Bengali cinema, Indian Actress, indian cinema, Indian fashion, Kanan Devi, kananbala, Vintage Fashion
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The Group Photo Post
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
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, churidar kameez, Colonial, Costume, Early 19th century, Education, fashion, Girls, History, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Photography, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Tamil, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage sari
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, chennai, freedom fighters, india, Indian Women, Lahore, salwar kameez, sari, sari blouse, students
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Stunt Queens of the 1930s
Next evening we too saw her as she sat in front of the Well of Death, looking bored, chain smoking Scissors cigarettes. She wore a “birjis”* of shining blue satin, and her heavily painted face looked weirdly blue in the … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Actor, Cinema, Early 20th Century, Feminism, Indian Cinema, Indian Women, Old Bollywood, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged 1930s, Bhumika, Fearless Nadia, Gohar Karnatki, Hindi cinema, india, Pramila, Smita Patil, strong ladies, stunt queens, swashbucklers
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The 1930s post
In the 1930s (and perhaps a little bit on either side of this decade) it is very common to see a) the sequinned sari and b) plain sarees with gold borders. In some cases these are fine silks and cottons … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Actor, Bollywood, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1930s, Billimoria, Hindi cinema, Malli Pelli, saree, saree blouse, sequins, silks, Sulochana, Telugu Cinema, Vintage Fashion, zari border
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The “Sari Wrap” Post
Judging by portraits in the decade, a sari style like a warp was quite popular in the 1930s. It appears to be wound once so the sari border crosses or falls around the knee and then wound again to drape … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1960s, Indian Cinema, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sari Dress, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1930s, 1960s, india, Indian Women, Mumtaz, sari, sari dress, sari wrap
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