Ancient Fashion in Kerala shows the dress codes and clothing style followed by royal families, different castes, women, girls etc. photos dates back from AD 1500.

1. ANCIENT
FASHION
IN
KERALA
BACK FROM
AD.1500

2. KERALA CLOTHING STYLE DURING 1500’S :
Before Portuguese Ruling

3. King of Cochin with Nair soldiers 1506

4. KERALA FASHION DURING 1600:
From the Starting of Portuguese Invasion

5. Man and Women in Malabar 1660
Malabar man in Kerala Showing
tricks with Serpent 1660

6. queen of Venadu Umayamma 1677-1684
Queen of Venadu Umayamma 1677-1684 : A Dutch person wrote about
The Queen during his visit to Venad-”...the Queens attire being no more
than a piece of callicoe wrapped around her middle, the upper part of her
body appearing for the most part naked, with a piece of callicoe hanging
carelessly round her shoulders.”

7. Nairs Solidiers with European Army[1750]

8. KERALA FASHION DURING 1800’S:
The Portuguese and Dutch Ruling ended in Kerala and
started British Raj

9. The invention of portable camera and film developing
technology on 1839 were brought a revolution in
photography. After that we could take real life images
, those open door to past culture, lifestyle and fashion
in Kerala…

10. Cloths of Fisher Men in Kerala 1892

11. Kids doing coconut Picking 1895

12. Coconut Tree Climbers

13. Rani Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore (1848–1901)

14. KERALA FASHION DURING 1900’S

15. Malabar Jew 1900

16. People in Temple Festival with Theyyam 1901

17. Kannadiparambu Temple Devotees 1902

18. Devotees in Perumana Temple 1901

19. Calicut Hospital Operation Theater 1901

20. People in Calicut Beach 1901

21. School kids in their class room with Asatti (Teacher)

22. Clothings of a family during work 1902

23. Muslim family1901

24. brahmins 1902brahmins 1902
Brahmins 1902

25. xtian1902.
Christian Women 1902.

26. A Bekary in Kozhikodu 1908

27. Syrian Christian Young Girls in Kerala (1912)

28. Dikshitar with KUDUMI hair style

29. Nair Ladies 1912

30. Theeya Women 1912

31. Dress Code of Sunday School students 1914

32. People in Village Market, Kozhicode 1914

33. Women pounding paddy in Malabar 1920

34. Nair Girl 1914

35. nair girls 1914
Nair Women 1914

36. Nair women in traditional attire

37. Nair Jewelry

38. Nair girl going to school

39. Nair girls 1914

40. Slipper made from wood
known as ‘Methiyadi’
Palm Umbrella made from
Palm leaf, it was common here
to get relief from sun and rain.

41. Namboothiri lady and man carrying palm
umbrella and ‘Vishari’ is in man’s hand used
to get relief from hot.

42. Cheruma girl 1930

43. Carpenters at work place 1914

44. Women 1921.

45. Women in Work

47. King of Cochin

48. Princess Lalithamba Bayi and her consort
Kerala Varma of Kilimanoor at their wedding
(1938)

49. An old photo from Travancore Royal Family

50. A Rich Family in Malabar

51. Women hospital 1926

52. SCHOOL BOYS AND MASTER: FEW BOYS GOT
BOOKS IN HAND ; WHILE OTHERS ARE READING
FROM 'OLA‘ MADE FROM PALM LEAF

53. Men from Parayan Tribe

54. A ‘Kalari’ – means Nursery school in Kerala during1936 – 1947.
Pupil writing letters in sand.

55. ROAD SIDE VENDOR -KERALA -1940

56. A street in Kerala 1950

57. Kerala old women from Christian Community is wearing
‘Chattayum Mundun’, it is the very old traditional dressing
style in Kerala still continued by them.

58. This is the dress code attained from Hindu tradition and
most of the Keralites using this style (with out any religious
boundaries) during festivals and family functions.

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