Vintage Swimsuits fashion in 1930s. Advertising in 1933 for Jantzen Molded-Fit Swimming Suits.
Category: 20th Century
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. Indian feminist, counselor of Gandhi.
Niece of the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Indian feminist counselor of Gandhi, co-founders of the All-Indian women’s committee, author and minister.
Grace Kelly as Model for 1940s Evening Fashions.
Grace Kelly as Model for 1940s Evening Fashions.
1950s Fashion show on glasses.
1950s Fashion show on glasses. The models appear in different wardrobe, adapted to the glasses models. Wonderful 50s hat fashions, costumes and makeup in the trendy colors. Pearls of elegant… Read More
Traditional India Panka-Wallah costume. Indian servant.
Dress of a Panka-Wallah (पङ्खा वाला), Indian servant. A punkah, from Hindi Pankha ‘fan’ in Sanskrit पकशक pakśaka, refers to a large piece of cloth or other material hanging from the… Read More
Sarojini Naidu. Indian feminist and poet. The Nightingale of India.
Sarojini Naidu “The Nightingale of India” was a confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and a key figure in the independence movement and had repeated in captivity.
Young Ladies from Bombay in native costume
Group of girls from Bombay (Mumbai), c.1900.
Hired laborer. India Man and Wife Coolies in 1900.
Hired laborer. India Coolis. Man and wife in 1900.
A Singing Girl of Kashmir c. 1910.
A female Singer from Kashmir. Indian traditional costume c. 1910.
A retainer of the Maha Rao of Kutch.
Traditional costume of Gujarat state in western India.