Monday, May 15, 2017

Cascades among mossy green rocks
















This is a vintage men's angrakha or jama (I am not sure of the historically appropriate term) that I am wearing as a dress on an expedition to yet another waterfall.

The fabric feels like handloom-ed cotton, is definitely hand-blockprinted and is a flouncy dream of an outfit. The sleeves are too big and too long but that has never stopped me from enjoying an item of clothing. I love the fact that a lot of historical Indian costumes look gender neutral and they give me hope that one day we will evolve beyond this gender-based existence.

1 comment:

ThriftyParka said...

What a beautiful hope! Thank you for sharing this post. Your pictures are beautiful as always.

Happy thrifting ;)