Ottoman Princesses in India (2)

Part two: Princess Niloufer, the first fashion influencer

Princess Niloufer wearing one of her signature saris (public domain)

Born in Ottoman Istanbul and exiled to France as a child, Princess Niloufer had never draped a sari until she arrived in India with her new husband, Prince Moazzam Jah, second son of the legendary seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The wide-eyed, teenaged bride soon became the style icon of her time…