As with many diasporas, the clothing of South African Indians harks back to India and also takes in local influences. A few pictures here. In the photographs here there is a distinct Gujarati influence (some of Stern‘s paintings in … Continue reading
From MV Dhurandhar’s set of watercolours from the 1920s. It pretty much covers the diverse costumes of communities at the time and you can see a number of regional variations at play. This set largely has attire worn in Bombay and Gujarat … Continue reading
Women and Stringed Instruments: a) Temple Sculpture (anklets!) b) Kalighat Painting (the women always have anklets and pointy shoes) c) Mid 19th century portrait (the attire appears late Mughal) d) Raja Ravi Varma’s woman playing sitar (love the casually discarded footwear detail, the sari is the … Continue reading
Damerla Rama Rao, who died in 1925 at the early age of twenty-eight…..paintings remained practically lost in an obscure collection in Rajahmundry till they were brought to Delhi and exhibited in 1991 by CMC, the public sector corporation. He … Continue reading
Noor Inayat Khan in the 1920s on the harp. That sari is very much of the decade but more than the fashion it’s Noor’s story that is inspiring. She died in a concentration camp in 1944 and is one of the … Continue reading
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Vintage Indian Clothing 