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Kenneth Cole

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I wanted to share some of the pictures from my trip to Bombay (Mumbai) India!  There are a ton here.  It was amazing...the fabrics, and colors were breathtaking.  I bought a few sarees just because the material was so nice.  I also got quite a few pashmina and wool shawls.  It's hard to describe this city.  In some ways it's a big city just like New York but there are so many areas overcrowded and poor it was amazing to see a saree shop with white marble floors and countertops and then right outside people living in tents made of bamboo and tarps. 


These pictures were taken by my boyfriend (well technically exboyfriend but I won't get into that here).  He did an amazing job capturing the feel of India...enjoy!






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the gateway of india:







 


 









 


 




 


 



























this blind man was chanting for alms:




 








 




 





 




 



hanging gardens:







 



a good view of how the smog and smoke affect visibility:




 


 





 


 



the muslim temple of haji ali on the rocky coast of the arabian sea:






 


 




the arabian sea:















 


 



 


 









an art festival in mumbai:











 







even the manequins wanted in on the action:









 


 


all photos and content ©2006 sean ranieri



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Wow, that looks amazing!

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Very interesting!


This is my favorite. Good ole rule #3.




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Wow, looks like you had an amazing trip.  India is definitely on my places to visit list.

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Wow! Those pics are amazing.  He is a wonderful photographer.  It looks like quite a special trip you took.  Not one you will forget.  What were the people like?  Were they friendly and open to tourists?



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Those pictures are breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing! Can you post pictures of all the stuff you bought too?

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what beautiful photos! i especially love the one of the mom with the baby on her hip and the toddler in the middle of the street.

it looks like such an amazing trip.

thanks for sharing!

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those are incredible!

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wow.  thank you for sharing.  i want to go SO bad. 

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I love your pictures! I want to go back to India so bad...Mumbai looks amazing!

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Incredible. This is on my list of places to go as well. Ok, here is my silly question- I know I asked Maddie about some of the clothing rules when she went - it just fascinates me. The women seem to have on pants & such under those long dresses (saris?) & in some cases a scarf / pashima type item over their head - do they have to dress that way or is that generally the "style" for lack of a better word.

I also can't get over how many people are walking on the streets & the number of bicycles!

Those are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Thanks for sharing!  I have never seen that much of India before.  I am curious about your experience if you want to share that too.

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Wow!!!! Those are amazing pics,very cool.thanks for posting them

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wow! those are wonderful pictures!!!
Feel very nostalgic seeing all of that!

laken:
I know I asked Maddie about some of the clothing rules when she went - it just fascinates me. The women seem to have on pants & such under those long dresses (saris?) & in some cases a scarf / pashima type item over their head - do they have to dress that way or is that generally the "style" for lack of a better word.

The women are wearing "Salwar-khameez" or "punjabi" and its a long loose tunic like top and loose pants kind of narrower at the ankles along with a long scarf - this is the normal dress of women in the north but is prevalent all over India. Older women tend to wear sarees only. The middle generation moved to "salwar" but now the youngest generation wears all the western clothes.

Its interesting to notice that the street and market scenes still have most of the women wearing traditional clothes.

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curiouscookie wrote:
wow! those are wonderful pictures!!!
Feel very nostalgic seeing all of that!

laken:
I know I asked Maddie about some of the clothing rules when she went - it just fascinates me. The women seem to have on pants & such under those long dresses (saris?) & in some cases a scarf / pashima type item over their head - do they have to dress that way or is that generally the "style" for lack of a better word.

The women are wearing "Salwar-khameez" or "punjabi" and its a long loose tunic like top and loose pants kind of narrower at the ankles along with a long scarf - this is the normal dress of women in the north but is prevalent all over India. Older women tend to wear sarees only. The middle generation moved to "salwar" but now the youngest generation wears all the western clothes.

Its interesting to notice that the street and market scenes still have most of the women wearing traditional clothes.


Thanks for the info - it's so interesting! I just wonder if a 20 something girl that lived there came to the US & went shopping at BR or Anthro, could they buy & wear, say, a calf length skirt, tank, & flip flops when they returned home (or even while here for that matter) or would that be disrespectful? It seems some of the tourists have on tees & cargo & such so I wondered if my above scenario would ever happen. I have to think "no" but I'm curious.

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Laken1:

Yes absolutely. That is the crazy thing about India! If you go to any of the malls or newer shopping districts and areas - young people dress just like youngsters at the mall here! Of course with an Indian twist :>

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Wow, amazing pictures, Thank you for sharing all of them!



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cool photos, thanks for sharing.  some of them remind me a little of Bangkok.  your ex bf should enter this photo in a travel photo contest or something - i love how the background is all hazy and brown and dusty, and then there's that pop of color with the man carrying the balloons in the forground:




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wow... those pics are breathtaking. 

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DC Shopper wrote:

cool photos, thanks for sharing.  some of them remind me a little of Bangkok.  your ex bf should enter this photo in a travel photo contest or something - i love how the background is all hazy and brown and dusty, and then there's that pop of color with the man carrying the balloons in the forground:
This was my favorite as well. Thank you for sharing those with us.

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