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[vintageindianclothing]

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 called  "London - Commonwealth Fashion Show  (1967)" by British Pathé. As well as any other country's traditional clothes in the video, that you may have some knowledge on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZYbhTUa47c "London - Commonwealth Fashion Show  (1967)"

I love the Pathe reels - bar the commentary! - so thank you for bringing it to my attention.

I think there are a fair few Indian clothes in there, understandable given the country's size and diversity.

A few of the screengrabs are above. The one with a group of women that is numbered is the clearest.  Most of the costumes seem to be from North/Western India - basically a tunic, loose trousers or a skirt and a head covering or dupatta. If you go to the end of the video link you can see the costumes more clearly.  

1 which is clearer in later parts of the video seems Pahadi/Kashmiri (or is it the Bollywood version of it:). 2 which you can see in one of the screengrabs appears Kutchi, the black and red is quite typical and its a tunic paired with a skirt. 3, the dupatta seems like bandhani but the kurta appears to be paired with a lungi of the sort worn by men in Punjab. 4 is like a ghaghra, in the close up you can see the borla which is a head ornament worn in Rajasthan and Haryana. The top looks like a rabari choli so perhaps its drawing from Rajasthani costume. 5 is a salwar kurta, I thought the dupatta might be phulkari embroidery (Punjab). 6 is a nod to old India, very reminiscent of Shakuntala.  7 I think is from the Northeast - it’s a short, woven sarong but the silver jewellery threw me a bit. 

In the staircase pics, you can see saree styles. The conventional Indian style, South Indian, seedha pallu as well as the white saree with motifs which in 1967 would have been a contemporary version of the saree. 

Surprisingly there was this silver gown which could easily fit in with fashions today. 

The Pakistani ensemble (left) which features heavy gold work was 100 years old at the time. I think the heavy kurta is worn over a chudidar, the dupatta is heavily worked too and a classic red.  On the right is an Indian ensemble at the show. Despite the Turkish style trousers and the kaftan style kurta (not visible here but it has gold work), it shares a common language with the vintage Pakistani dress. 

Sri Lankan costumes in the video include the saree, western style dress and the osariya. I have a screengrab of the close up of the osariya waist frill as well as the feet jewellery. 

The men at the end of the video are in Kandyan costume. 

Of the other Commonwealth countries, more than a few had Western styles which I am not covering here. The Nigerian costumes were interesting since they combined Nigerian headgear (gele) as well as costumes with 60′s sillhouettes. It totally piqued my interest so I think I now need to read up more on it!

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[mimicben]

A quick drawing i did of my designs for Query and Echo because i love women

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[stellarosamarys]

New Writeblr here !

Hi everyone, my name is Stella! I've been on Tumblr for a bit more than ten years now, but never on the writers' side of it. I'm 24, and I write mostly YA Fantasy (though I'm looking to branch into adult at some point as well).

I'd love to meet other writers around here, so please interact if you'd like to be mutuals! I'll leave a bit more about my current WIP under the cut.

TITLE: Vineyard WIP/Winery WIP

GENRE: Young Adult, Contemporary Fantasy

SETTING: A winery in the South of France and its adjacent, weird little village.

COMPS: OUTER BANKS meets STRANGER THINGS, THE RAVEN CYCLE and GRAVITY FALLS

STORY:

17-year-old Nora has had an eventful summer - her sister died, her body maimed beyond recognition by an unidentified beast, and she’s had to take care of her wraith ever since then, for the linden tree by her house has the ability to awake the dead from their slumber. But when her parents announce they’d like to make the winery into a guest house for tourists, Nora will have to fight to keep the dead alive, or risk grieving what she’s never truly lost.

It is easier said than done, especially when the murderer strikes again - and perhaps it was never really a beast, but someone close instead. Alongside Myrtille, an aspiring journalist, Dorian, a boy who can walk through dreams, and Silvan, who got closer to the creature than anyone else, Nora will have to find what exactly killed her sister before moving out of her childhood home once the summer returns.

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[aclaywrites]

My English teacher, junior and senior year of high school (about two years after I found the library book, for those of you keeping score). I wasn’t scared of her, I loved her and I still do. I was a writer and liked to read so she let me and my friends sit at a special table in the front of the room. She had an 80s dyke buzz cut with a long ‘tail’ at the back. She would braid the tail with beads and bones and stuff, and make us read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and then gave me an A when I said I hated it because I didn’t give a shit about this man’s sadness. Weird old English Teacher Lesbians for the win.

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[animeomelette]

#poll #animeomelette poll #age #demographic #demographics #decades #years #year #old #young #question #query #tumblr demographic #tumblr demographics

[ossyria]

#tumblr polls #polls #seven deadly sins #the seven deadly sins #tumblr poll #im redoing this poll since i didn't realize i had removed myself from search queries and it flopped last time #im genuinely curious!!!!! feel free to reblog with your answer #moonlit echoes

[novlr]

Lots of people have told me I should self publish, but I think I still want to try to go through traditionally publishing my book first. I've got a finished manuscript, so how do I go about querying agents to find the best fit?

Pitching your manuscript to literary agents is a length process that requires lots of dedication, and a great deal of research. To get the most out of your querying, you definitely need to go in prepared.

We've put together this walk through for how to pitch your novel to literary agents, including some helpful do's and don'ts at the link below!

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[captain-acab]

I saw the post about using blokada to block tumblr live on Android, and then you mentioned blocking domains. How do I block domains?

When you install Blokada 5 and launch it, there should be four tabs at the bottom of the screen. The 2nd-left tab has a symbol of three vertical bars, and when you tap on it, says Activity. From here you can view all the domains your phone is trying to connect to. Any domain that you see in green, you can tap on to add it to the Blocked list.

If you launch Tumblr then go back to the Blokada Activity tab, you should see all the domains it's trying to connect to, including ones like "auth.gateway.tumblr-live.com" (yes, your phone connects to this whenever you launch Tumblr, even if you never open the Tumblr Live page). Tap those suckers and block them! (and if they scroll out of view too quickly, use the search 🔍 at the top of the screen to filter for "tumblr" and you should see them all again.)

#After blocking these domains for the first time you may need to quit and reopen Tumblr before the connections start getting blocked #Due to how apps cache domain DNS queries #I don't want to get overly technical here but. When in doubt going to an app's Android Settings page and 1. Force stop 2. Clear cache. #Fixes 90% of problems an app might have #Now for tags! : #Tumblr live #Tumblr #Ad blocking #Block ads #Adblock #Tumblr mobile #Snooze tumblr live #Tumblr ads

[themswritinwords]

I'm not saying I'm gonna print this rejection letter and frame it for when I'm feeling down about my writing, but "I loved it, it's really strong and entertaining, I have literally nothing bad to say about it and am only passing because I don't personally know the right editor for it and want it to be picked up sooner rather than later, and fully believe it will be" is pretty good for Baby's First Full Request.

Querying sucks and never ends but gosh darn it some days you feel like it might just be possible to make it through, and I'm holding onto that.

Gonna file it alongside the 18-hour beta binge read, the "I'm actually crying rn" text, and the "I was supposed to be sleeping but I couldn't not finish it so if I fall asleep at work later today I'm blaming you" message that also keep me going when I want to launch myself into a dumpster and scream.

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[scleracentipede]

diversity win! The women about to beat you up are married!

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[bee-barnes-author]

TEN DAYS TIL I SUBMIT MY BOOK TO AGENTS!!!

AAAAAHHHHH!!

IM SO NERVOUS!!!

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[vintageindianclothing]

hello, really love the blog! do you have any suggestions for books/academic research papers that i can look into to get to know more about clothing trends in India and South Asia pre and post independence (i know it's a very vague and broad topic but would love any readings that you can suggest!)

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 Clothing Matters covers 20th century India and is pretty good.

#tumblr query #costume books

[mimicben]

Riddle us this?

The girls n' the gay are my favourite

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[the-unconquered-queen]

For VIPs:

Ship of Dreams

2. Unbridled

3. Guarded

4. Hot Shot

5. Alpha

6. The Cursed Heart

For non-VIPs:

Ship of Dreams

2. Unbridled

3. Alpha

4. Dirty Little Secrets

5. The Cursed Heart

Note: "actively" doesn't necessarily mean that you're keeping up with every single chapter as soon as they drop, but it doesn't include books you started but have currently abandoned indefinitely

#edited because tumblr messed up the format of the list #playchoices #I sometimes think that I should be playing current releases besides TCH but now seeing the lineup laid out like that I can see why I don't #I did start each of the other non-VIP ones except for Unbridled and didn't get hooked or lost interest #Not interested in touching Unbridled in any foreseeable future #unconquered queries

[aclaywrites]

This question is hilarious to me for several reasons.

In 1985 when I was a confused 16 year old in Midwest City, Oklahoma, I wanted to look for information about homosexuality. Me being me and it being 1985, I did the natural thing: went to the public library and looked up HOMOSEXUAL in the card catalogue. They had two books, the Kinsey Report (which I’d read) and another book whose name I wish I could recall. It was a blue canvas cover, clearly the dust jacket had been removed in case someone saw the word Lesbian, I assume.

I opened the book and leafed through it, looking for some sort of help and found a sentence I can still see when I close my eyes: “If you think you are a Lesbian, the first thing you have to do is decide if you’re butch or you’re femme. Otherwise no one will date you.” Slamming the book shut, I went home to think about it for a few more years.

Then when I was 21– in 1990, the year this book came out— I was ready for the dating scene. I put on my vintage dress, got my movie star face on, curled my long red hair and set out, only to meet a unified wall of dykes in cargo shorts who told me that I wasn’t really gay because only straight girls dress like that.

Butch/femme wasn’t just out of style, it was heteropatriachal regression and bad news. Not an option.

There was one moment— the first bar I ever went to, a lesbian bar called Partners. It no longer exists, alas, but I remember the smoky dark and the jukebox. My friends in their cargo shorts had bottles of Corona and I’m having white wine in a plastic cup. A country song comes on, and a woman appears at my elbow. Older than me. In her 40s at least, with a cowboy shirt, string tie, hair cut high and tight. “Would you like to dance?” I took her hand and we went to the floor. “I don’t know how to two-step,” I said, and she replied “I got you baby, just hold on.”

So to answer the question, I’m a lot femme and have a lot of love for butches.

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[em-dash-press]

Why Querying Is Good for Writers

When you’ve finished drafting your first query letter, enjoy the excited butterflies in your stomach. Reaching out to literary agents is a big step!

It can also be a frustrating experience after a while.

People estimate that 96% of query letters get rejected. Many writers would agree with that number. It takes a while to find an agent with the right experience and vision for your work. You might also have to wait for the book industry to find interest for stories like yours.

There are numerous reasons why literary agents reject letters, but what’s the point of trying if you’re going to get rejection notices?

Don’t lose hope. Even if you never get published (which is fine!), you’ll gain these essential lessons from your experience.

1. You’ll Learn About the Industry

You wouldn’t expect the fashion industry to always remain the same. People are constantly looking for new things to wear—they’re also looking for new things to read.

Literary agents keep up with the industry so they know which stories publishers want to sell. When they know what publishers want, they’ll seek querying writers who have those types of stories.

The good news: querying makes you keep up-to-date with book industry trends.

The bad news: that means some of your stories—maybe even your first querying project—might not sell right now.

While you’re querying, you’ll build skills and find resources to help you track book industry trends. You’ll use those skills the rest of your writing life (or as long as you want to get published).

Helpful Additional Resources:

How to Stay on Top of Publishing Trends Like a Pro

How to Keep Up with the Publishing Industry

Writer's Digest's 10 Best Publishing News and Resource Websites

2. You’ll Refine Your Query Writing Abilities

It’s important to know how to format a query letter and personalize it to each literary agent. Although it takes time to write new drafts and research each agent, you’ll refine your query letter abilities.

You’ll know how to pitch your book in a single paragraph, how to describe its marketability, call back to authors with successful, similar stories, and even describe your intended readership. You’ll also get better at line edits and writing grammatically correct sentences in a professional manner.

Your first few query letters may not result in publication, but that’s okay. Your letters will get more direct and professional with each attempt.

3. You’ll Connect With New Communities

Querying is most frustrating when done alone. You might become one of the many writers to join new communities during the process to find people who understand what you’re going through.

You can follow other writers on social media sites and even follow literary agents. Many post tips for genery querying and updates on how the industry is doing as a whole.

There are also Facebook groups dedicated to writers who are querying or seeking other forms of publication. I would definitely reocmmend joining a few. You don’t even have to make posts. Seeing what other writers are experiencing and reading posted tips will change your experience for the better.

4. You’ll Learn to Cheer Yourself On

Receiving a rejection can be hard. Sometimes, it’s just another part of your day. It depends on how passionate you were about working with the particular agent or how exhausted you feel about the process in general.

You’ll learn to cheer yourself on when the tough moments happen. After you have space to process whatever emotions occur after a rejection notice, remind yourself why you wrote your story. Reflect on what made you a writer in the first place. Repeat a few affirmations and stick written copies of them around your writing space.

Learning how to pick yourself back up is useful in all other parts of life too. Find your motivations, your passion, and give yourself a helping hand to get back on your feet on your journey to publication.

5. You’ll Figure Out What You Want to Write About

Sometimes the book industry and readers in general only want to read about certain things. If everyone’s flooding bookstores to find the latest vampire romance, your story about outerspace adventures that point out the failures of economic class structures might not sell.

When you’re ready to put your querying on pause or shelve a work for later, you’ll have to go back to square one. What are the themes you love writing about? Which story ideas make you most passionate about writing?

Going back to those foundational loves will strengthen your connection with your craft. Your writing gets better when you care about the core of each story. That’s a gift that some writers never figure out.

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Querying might seem scary, but it can be a great experience. You’ll learn a few of these things along the way and better identify what you want from your life as a writer.

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