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In the 19th century, the women in Bengal went around bare-breasted. Diametrically in the opposite part of the world, the Europeans used to cover themselves with corsets maybe lace or silk to mark their feminine silhouette.
The saga of designer #blouses traveled from the European couture, which enormously poured in during the imperial rule of the British, just like the exports. Blouses designs hence owe their popularity to the British as an essential lingerie rather than a garment, struggling to get the frame between borderline undergarment and a support for the saree.
It was the British who unpeeled the tale of handcrafted blouses design in India that outlived the orders of the crown. Still today, some sleeves resemble the British style such styles always outgrow in Indian vogue.
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