Tag Archives: sari blouse

The 80s Post

Posted on 17/09/2013 by Anu M

In the 80s: “Contrast piping” blouse which picked up the sari colours (pic 1 on Rekha). Matching blouse pieces based on the sari (pic 2 on Shabana) or the border (Pic 3 Courtesans of Bombay)-these pieces were often separate and not … Continue reading →

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The 1920s Paintings Post

Posted on 30/08/2013 by Anu M

Mazumdar tended to hint at nudity by draping his models in semi-transparent or wet saris, a technique that was later adopted by Indian cinema. Hemendranath Mazumdar‘s naturalistic oils of partially clothed, vaguely erotic looking women were unsurprisingly popular in the … Continue reading →

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Posted on 20/07/2013 by Anu M

The ancient style of antariya and utariya to the sari in the 1930s. Blouse Styles in the 1940s.

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1925 – Karachi and Kolkota

Posted on 14/06/2013 by Anu M

Saris in the 1920s on either side of the subcontinent 1) A Parsi family in 1925 Karachi and 2) A Calcutta Cup Race where “horses take second place to fashion” (from the film Calcutta Topical No 1-1925) . The pallu is worn … Continue reading →

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The South India Post

Posted on 31/05/2013 by Anu M

1.  A Maratha brahmin girl from Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) holding a marigold garland 2. A Tamil girl wearing jasmine flowers in her hair and a silk sari for a temple visit 3. A Muslim lady with a headdress of jasmine blossom and … Continue reading →

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The Dress Reform in Bengal Post

Posted on 29/05/2013 by Anu M

On top of that, the kind of fine [clothing] material they wear is not fit to go out in society, and when the material becomes wet and clings to the body, then there is no difference between being naked and … Continue reading →

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Ashapurna Devi

Posted on 18/05/2013 by Anu M

In her trilogy, Pratham Pratisruti, Subarnalata, and Bakul Katha, Ashapurna Devi traces the progression of the feminist movement from colonial to post- colonial India. Anita Ghosh in Feminism In Indian Writings In English,  edited by Amar Nath Prasad. Covers of Ashapurna Devi’s books (click to see larger … Continue reading →

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The 70s Post

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Anu M

A little bit on the 70s-era of Khatau Terene, Bombay Dyeing Polyester, 70s prints and little matchy blouses made of rubia or 2 by 2 fabric. And a bit on the middle of the road cinema and its fashions in … Continue reading →

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The South Africa Post

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Anu M

  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 →

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Regional Dress in the 1920s

Posted on 13/03/2013 by Anu M

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 →

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