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In the West
Indra Dugar‘s paintings of the 1940s-the colours and costumes suggest Rajasthan/Gujarat.
Posted in 1940s, Art, Costume, fashion, Indian Dress, Paintings, Rural, vintage art, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, delhi art gallery, Indian Art, indra duhar, Rajasthan
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À La Mode in Lahore – Khazanchi (1941)
Khazanchi (Cashier) is a 1941 movie which is significant for several reasons (for the full movie X). First, it was amongst a clutch of popular movies made in Lahore that brought in new modes of movie making, until then the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, Asia, Cinema, Culture, cycling, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, fashion, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Movies, Pakistan, Salwar Kameez, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1941, Hindi cinema, indian cinema, Indian fashion, khazanchi, Lahore, manorama, ramola devi, sd narang
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The 1940s Salwar Kameez
The adaptation of the salwar kameez with modernity is perhaps less documented than the sari. In the 1920s and 1930s, the new kind of sari drape was the on trend garment. By the 1940s, the salwar-kameez (or on occasion the … Continue reading
The Salwar/Churidar/Kameez Post – 1
A SHORT AND INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF THE CHUDIDAR, SALWAR, KAMEEZ ETC. India’s links with West Asia date back to antiquity. It’s significant influence on attire, particularly in North West India, is probably best documented during Mughal rule, especially from the … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, 19th century, churidar kameez, Contemporary, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Girls, historical costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Late 19th century, Mughal, Paintings, Pakistani Artists, Salwar Kameez, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, Afghani, anarkali, churidar, dupatta, Islamic Dress, kameez, Mughal, Punjabi suit, salwar
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The 1940s Post
The late 1940s was a time of somewhat boxy, padded blouses. This blouse on the actress and dancer Suryakumari for example is almost like a man’s shirt (or perhaps more correctly a pyjama top). As can be seen from the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 20th century, Cinema, Dancer, Early 20th Century, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Singer, South India, South Indian Cinema, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1940s fashion, blouse, boxy, Indian fashion, sari blouse, striped blouse, Suryakumari, Telugu actress
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1940s-1960s
A brief look at fashions on film. 1, The 1940s. Noor Jahan in Anmol Ghadi (1946). This kind of square neck blouse was popular in the late 40s and continued to be so in the early 50s. The sequinned sari of course has … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Actor, Cinema, Costume, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Movies, Old Bollywood, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Anmol Ghadi, Aranyer Din Ratri, early 20th century, fashion, india, indian cinema, Indian fashion, Kaberi Bose, Noorjehan, sari, sari blouse, Satyajit Ray, Sharmila Tagore, Shyama, Suraiya, Vintage Fashion
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Sharara/Gharara
The sharara and the gharara are lower garments that are like flared pants. While a variety of such garments were in use in India in the 18th and 19th century, some of the examples shown here were fairly common wear … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, 1940s, 1950s, Costume, Early 20th Century, Islamic Dress, Vintage, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 18th century, 1940s, 1950s, flared pants, gharara, pakistan, sharara, wedding dress
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The Independence Post
One of the most significant influencers of the way we dress in India was the freedom movement, in particular Gandhi’s thoughts on the moral dimension of clothing, the quest for an authentic Indianness and clothing as a unifier of India’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, British Raj, Colonial, Dress Reform, Early 20th Century, History, Independence, India, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Men, Politics, Sari, Sari Blouse, Tumblr, Vintage
Tagged 1930s, 1940s, Emma Tarlo, Gandhi, Gandhi cap, india, Indian dress, Indian independence, khadi, swadeshi, swaraj, women
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The Princess Post
Vijayaraje Scindia in the 1940s in a gold bordered sari. A style so popular in the 30s/early 40s. Also Durru-Shehvar though admittedly my attention was diverted by the splendid Diana Vreeland.
Posted in 1940s, 20th century, fashion, Royalty, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Women
Tagged 1940s, gold border, Gwalior, india, princess, scinida, Vijayaraje Scindia, vintage sari
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The Science/Medicine Post
Indeed, in the early twentieth century, the press loved nothing more than featuring women medical students from around the world in their native costumes. A few posts at tumblr on women in medicine/science in the period from the 1880s-1940s. More … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Science, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged 1880s, 1918, 1928, 1940s, Anandibai Joshi, Dora Chatterjee, Francesca Thivy, india, medicine, science, vintage dress, women, women doctors
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Vintage Indian Clothing 