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The Girls Post
From this week’s series on costumes for young girls.
Late Mughal Period Costumes
Woman’s Court Costume: Silk with gold and silver braid and pompoms. Lucknow, C.1830-40. This extravagant costume would have been worn by a dancer or noblewoman at the flamboyant Lucknow Court, although the fashion for exaggeratedly wide trousers like these worn … Continue reading
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Tagged Costume, dress, gold white, historical costume, Mughal, red, tunic, vintage, wide trousers
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The North East Post
A look at Manipur in North-East India. The phanek is like the sarong and was traditionally worn without a blouse, above the breast. Eventually it was worn as a tubular skirt/sarong with the blouse and a piece of cloth draped across the upper … Continue reading