The Victorian influenced blouse teamed with a nine-yard aka the Tamil Madisar saree.
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Miss Kajjan. On chair as helpfully indicated. Also elegant shoes!
Lady Abbas Ali Baig by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd), half-plate film negative, 14 May 1929. Love all the elements here – the cacophonous sari and a rather magnificent cape-shawl.
Homai Vyarawalla is a favourite so I am featuring her again. She looks totally professional and totally at ease in cute, simple blouses teamed with a saree and lugging around her ever present camera. The Illustrated Weekly cover of 9/12/1945 is from a … Continue reading
And the princess of Cooch-Behar in a blouse that shows a more demure Edwardian influence. Also from the National Portrait Gallery. And another princess of Cooch-Behar in what appears to be Edwardian costume. More on her here.
A number of 1920s influences here from the lame like fabric to the sleeveless blouse to the headband. The sitter is Princess Lalitarni (Lalitrani?!) of Burdwan. PS: The copyright bit always causes me concern but I am fairly sure … Continue reading
Not sure who the painter is. But definitely shades of Victoriana in that blouse.
The always lovely Waheeda rocks a stand-up collar blouse.
Vintage Indian Clothing 