Wear it with Pride and Boldness
Orange is not a colour that just anyone can wear. However, if you can, you should wear it proudly and with boldness. This beautifully embroidered Indian shirt is called a Kurta. This is the classic north Indian men's dress but has today become popular across India and the world. It consists of a long Kurta tunic and a loose pair of pants called the pyjama.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 26th of November is “orange”. In the last twelve to eighteen months, I have been exploring a new avenue in my photographic creativity, that of portraiture photography. I used a somewhat illusive sitter for the “Smile on Saturday” theme of “nose” in September 2021 and for “Looking Close on Friday’s” theme of “dots and stripes” in October 2021, “lips” in November 2021 and “feathers (in black and white)” in December 2021. Since that time, he has been absent from my photostream until the 12th of November 2022 when he reappeared for the “part of a human face” theme for “Smile on Saturday”. He has kindly returned for a sixth time, and is this time showing us a piece of his wardrobe: a burnt orange Indian Kurta made of vibrant silk accented with beautiful embroidery. It was brought back for him from India by a very kind work friend. She asked him before she went home to India what colour of Kurta he wanted, he asked for parrot green. When she presented him with this burnt orange one upon her return, at first, he was not convinced that the colour would suit him for he has very pale skin, but also dark hair. However, his friend told him that it would if he wore it with pride and boldness, it would be fine. His friend was proven to be right! To show off how vibrant the orange really is, I have opted for a selective colour version of this image. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.
Wear it with Pride and Boldness
Orange is not a colour that just anyone can wear. However, if you can, you should wear it proudly and with boldness. This beautifully embroidered Indian shirt is called a Kurta. This is the classic north Indian men's dress but has today become popular across India and the world. It consists of a long Kurta tunic and a loose pair of pants called the pyjama.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 26th of November is “orange”. In the last twelve to eighteen months, I have been exploring a new avenue in my photographic creativity, that of portraiture photography. I used a somewhat illusive sitter for the “Smile on Saturday” theme of “nose” in September 2021 and for “Looking Close on Friday’s” theme of “dots and stripes” in October 2021, “lips” in November 2021 and “feathers (in black and white)” in December 2021. Since that time, he has been absent from my photostream until the 12th of November 2022 when he reappeared for the “part of a human face” theme for “Smile on Saturday”. He has kindly returned for a sixth time, and is this time showing us a piece of his wardrobe: a burnt orange Indian Kurta made of vibrant silk accented with beautiful embroidery. It was brought back for him from India by a very kind work friend. She asked him before she went home to India what colour of Kurta he wanted, he asked for parrot green. When she presented him with this burnt orange one upon her return, at first, he was not convinced that the colour would suit him for he has very pale skin, but also dark hair. However, his friend told him that it would if he wore it with pride and boldness, it would be fine. His friend was proven to be right! To show off how vibrant the orange really is, I have opted for a selective colour version of this image. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.