Back after a hiatus and tumblr layouts look quite different! I haven’t been posting much over the past few years and intend to just do a few posts now and then. I am more interested in longfo...
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I wrote a bit about Sukhdev’s documentary, India ‘67 . Largely what ordinary daily life looked like in the late 1960s. In detail on wordpress.
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Notes on an Indian Autumn @wordpress .
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I was going around Pinterest when I saw these pictures below. Since I have little to no knowledge of Indian fashion and its history, I would love to hear your thoughts and analysis of the pict...
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The 90s Post – Aaina Follow the link for a breakdown of the retro styles of Aaina (1993)
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Since the Ponniyin Selvan book was illustrated by Maniam , there are a wealth of images to rely on for the costumes of the movie. The book itself was a historical romance and there is some libert...
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Lily always nice to see your name when I return to tumblr! @lilyavara / lilyavara.tumblr.com
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Hi there sure yes, if you are still working on it. My email is vintageindianclothing@gmail.com. Or if you prefer to message on instagram https://www.instagram.com/vintageindianclothing/ I thoug...
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Hi there thak you! For a broad historical overview I have always used some of the older works like Ghurye's Indian costume, Roshen Alkazi's books and some of Moti Chandra's work. Emma Tarlo's Clo...
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Hi there I think Partha Mitter's books cover a lot of art schools in colonial India (Bengal, Bombay, Company paintings etc). I also found a youtube link. I used to use Benoy Behl's book for Aj...
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> Anonymous asked: If you do not mind, I would love to hear your > thoughts, insights, and analysis of the Indian clothes & ensembles > shown in a YouTube video calle...
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> Anonymous asked: > Hi! May I request a post about the costumes in 'a suitable boy'? > It's set in post british India and the clothes in it are just > gorgeous! Es...
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I wrote a bit about Rhea Kapoor’s pearl veil, hair nets of yore and the surprisingly few innovations when it comes to head coverings. All at wordpress .
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A review of the costumes of Gaman (1974) and Uski Roti (1969) on wordpress.
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I usually link to the source but it seems to have gone awol with this post! #embarrassed I think it was Delhi Art Gallery but it isn't on their site anymore. UPDATE: It is from the DAG site b...
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Oh that's a tough one! Usually if I look at primary source like paintings or sculptures they seem quite gender differentiated (though both men and women had coiffeurs). Usually it is google boo...
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First up thanks for the appreciation! Yes people did wear western clothing, the best example would be the poet Toru Dutt . I would assume the dress needed a corset. More likely than not corsets...
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Hi there. I had a similar query on A Suitable Boy too. Of late I have tended to focus on Indian movies and haven't seen any of these UK dramas. Just looking at the promotional material. I get the...
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NEWSPAPER CLIPPING TITLED “HOW TO DRAPE YOUR SARI.” (DATE UNKNOWN) I was browsing around google for more pictures or information about vintage saris. When I found this newspaper clippin...
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Hi Nisha, firstly apologies for this exceedingly late reply. And much thanks for the appreciation. This was one of the few posts where I didn't link to the source since I wanted to simply repre...
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