Tag Archives: vintage

The Period Drama Post

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Anu M

Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam is set in 19th century Calcutta.  The women who appear in the film belong to different classes.  Of the two main characters Choti Bahu (Meena Kumari) belongs to the feudal, zamindari class who are presumably Orthodox Hindus.  Jaba (Waheeda … Continue reading →

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The Period Drama Post

Posted on 30/10/2012 by Anu M

And a bit on Raima Sen, whose attire in these pictures have varying degrees of fidelity to the period they are set in (Chokher Bali: 1903, Naukadubi: 1920s,The Japanese Wife: uncertain) and who must surely hold some kind of record for … Continue reading →

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The Studio Portrait

Posted on 29/10/2012 by Anu M

Just to wind up on the India/China theme, Garas aka the Chinese emboridered silk sarees with corodinated somewhat ornate blouses. Plus first pic, the one on the right seems to have a pretty spectacular bird of paradise.  Gara in the second picture is … Continue reading →

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An Add-On to tumblr

Posted on 28/10/2012 by Anu M

Moved my tumblr on vintage saree blouses to wordpress. The editing of individual entries is in progress and will take some time. In the meantime I will duplicate new posts here and the ongoing tumblr is here: http://vintagesareeblouse.tumblr.com/archive And as with … Continue reading →

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Ms Hublikar’s Blouse

Posted on 27/10/2012 by Anu M

Update: Here is the Shanta Hublikar song.  The blouse seems a little fancy with bow ties on the sleeves. In fact a number of blouses that Ms Hublikar wears in this movie are like 1920s/1930s dresses with the bottom part swan … Continue reading →

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The Asia Post

Posted on 27/10/2012 by Anu M

Keen spotting on the part of the blogger of the Shanghai girl in a qipao in India (see the photograph/calendar)!  The actress is Shanta Hublikar playing a prostitute in Manoos – hence perhaps the simple sari and mismatched blouse. Wonder what’s up with all the … Continue reading →

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The Asia Post

Posted on 27/10/2012 by Anu M

The cheongsam doesn’t seem to have influenced fashion in India (perhaps those blouses with stand-up collars?).  In Indian cinema they seem to be appear only when the part is Chinese.  But here is Madhubala in a cheongsam. Pic source.

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The Asia Post

Posted on 27/10/2012 by Anu M

In China, the process of modernisation resulted in women adopting the male “scholar gown”, which eventually became the fitted qipao/cheongsam. Among the magazines aimed at the new woman of the time was Ling Long magazine – there are plenty of posts on it on … Continue reading →

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted on 25/10/2012 by Anu M

For my posts on dress reform in Bengal, I have taken a good deal from Malavika Karlekar’s articles.  In this picture taken in 1964, Ms Karlekar is on the right. And in the sarong/longyi and blouse is a girl called Aung … Continue reading →

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The North-East Post

Posted on 25/10/2012 by Anu M

  The writer MK Binodini Devi (also Manipur royalty) with her sister MK Tombasina, both in the striped phanek. Puff sleeve blouses for young women are fairly common at the time (possibly late 1930s/early 1940s). Her mother’s attire in 1922 while also a sarong+blouse … Continue reading →

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