SOUTH asia
Ladies Celebrating Diwali, Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, c. 1760. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Sari, 19th century, India. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum
Madras girl wearing jewelry, Tamil Nadu, India, 1872. Collection: British Library
Kandian lady, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1880s
Kandian Chief and Family, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), late 19th century
Rana Lady, Nepal, 1877–1932. Collection: British Library
Younger wife of Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal, 1877-1929. Collection: @britishlibrary
Seeta Devi, 1920s
HH Bada Maharani Bala Kumari Devi, Kanchi Maharni, youngest wife of Maharaja Chandra Shumsher, Nepal, 1900-1930. Collection: @BritishLibrary
Maharaja of Patiala wearing the Cartier Patiala Necklace
Maharani of Patiala wearing the Patiala Ruby Choker Cartier, 1931
Princess Karam of Kapurthala, 1934. Photo: André Durst
Sita Devi, the Maharani of Baroda wearing The Star of the South, 1948
Ceylonese dancer Noble Paulickpulle, Sri Lanka July 1949. Photo: Yale Joel for Life
Madbubala, 1951
Indira Gandhi, Jaipur, 1963. Photo: Leonard Mccombe
Vyjayanthimala, 1960s
Shanta Rao at Halebidu Temple, Karnataka, India, Photo: Arnaud de Rosnay, December 1968 Vogue
Sadhana Shivdasani, 1960s
Waheed Murad and Salma Maker's wedding, 1964. Collection: The Citizens Archive of Pakistan
Sikkimese princess in ceremonial dress, May 1971. Photo: Alice S. Kandell. Collection: Library of Congress
Parveen, 1960s-1970s
Sari, by Taanbaan, 2014, Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum
Header image: Man's Robe (Jama) with Poppies, attributed to India, Deccan, Burhanpur or Hyderabad, 17th century