FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 17 - TAKING THE "ADD" FROM ADIPOSE

Feminine Pictorialities : Feminine Pictorialities No. 17 - Taking… 1934

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Titles read: "NOW Something else specially taken for the Ladies - Feminine Pictorialities No. 17 - Taking the "add" from Adipose."

Location of events unknown - could be Pathe Studio.

Several shots show women exercising to become slimmer - a line of chorus girls do a high-kicking routine...

keep fit displays dieting machinery inventions beauty techniques regimes massaging devices

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Cataloguer:: Sarah
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 51902
Sort Number:: PSP 840

Time in/Out:: 01:33:50:00 / 01:35:57:00
Canister:: PSP 840
Film ID:: 1628.21
Issue Date:: 10/05/1934

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Categories: Sport & Leisure Sport & Leisure Lifestyle & Culture Science & Technology
WorkSpaces: Glamour prog 3 BIB-HISTORY OF HEALTH BIB Edit Clips Slimming Great British Workout jane FRY - health
Programmes: Feminine Pictorialities

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: Feminine Pictorialities [no. 1]; Capes and coats made from rabbit fur "of a very fine and silky nature".

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 2 - Wired Jewellery; A woman makes wired jewellery using coloured beads at home.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 3 - Woollies; Demonstration of a new method of knitting blankets, jumpers and slippers.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 4 - Girls Will Be Dancers!; Dancers demonstrate their amazing suppleness in exercises.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 5 - Finger Tips; Golden false nails and miniature pictures painted on real ones.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 6 - Netters; Italian female netball teams play a match before an enthusiastic crowd.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 7 - Mounted Netball; Girls at a riding school play a game of 'mounted netball'.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 8 - Just Hats; Great item showing how the latest hats are modern versions of historical headgear.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 9 - Those Necessary Bags Hand; Excellent story showing the latest fashions in British-made handbags.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 10; Excellent item shows us the features of a simplistic art deco living room and bedroom.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler; Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a sports ground.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 13 - In The Springtime A Woman's Fancy Turns To Hats!; The latest hats and new rubber two-piece swimsuits.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 15 - Monte Carlo Modes; Fashionable women wander around Monte Carlo.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 16 - Mannequins & Modes; Great story shows us behind the scenes at a fashion show.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 17 - Taking The "Add" From Adipose; Latest slimming aid is a special bath that makes the bather lose weight.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 18 - Negligee & Negligible; The latest in pyjamas and woollen swimsuits at a London fashion show.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 19 - Summer Sportswear - The Latest; Great footage of the latest fashions in suits for shopping and Monte Carlo!

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 20 - A Belt Novelty; A woman makes belts and bracelets from the cellophane wrapping around her cigarettes.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 22 - Here Comes The Bride!; A traditional wedding in the Austrian Tyrol.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 23 - Athletic Eve; Miss Louie Fawcett throws the javelin and the discus on a sports field.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 24 - Wheelmates; Nice story about a cycling rally for women (and a few men and children) in Kent.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 25 - Bath And Beach; The latest swimsuits and beachwear from France.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 26 - After The Bathe Is Over; Fab item shows a bracelet containing everything a girl needs to repair her makeup after a swim.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 27 - Ladies And Long Shots; Female athletes put the shot and take the high jump.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 28 - The Pet Factory; Miss Olive Day makes a model of a little dog.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 29 - Indiarubber [sic] Muscles!; Teenage girls demonstrate acrobatic exercises in a field near Worthing.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 30 - Old World Dances - And New-World Dancers!; Students of a new school of "free dancing" put on a display in the grounds of a palace.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 31 - Just... Babies!; Bonny babies at a Southend Baby Show.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 32 - Sailor Ahoy!; Girl students spend a day on a sailing ship off the coast of Hamburg.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 33 - Cartoon Fashions; Cartoon fashion designs turn into the real thing, modelled by mannequins.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 34 - Going The Pace!; Champion cyclist Gladys Hamilton in training for attempt on the mile motor-paced record.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 35 - Elves Of Today!; Major Ellershaw's troop of little girls do exercises in a garden.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 36 - The Latest From The Gay City; The latest felt hats worn by chic models in a Parisian park.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer!; Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her skill in the pool after swimming the Channel.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 38 - The Latest From Paris; The latest winter fashions seen on chic models in Paris.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 39 - Thorough Sports; Good fashion story about the latest outfits for shooting game.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 40 - A Mode Moment; Great 30s frocks are the latest fashions from the magazine 'Woman's Filmfair'.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 41 - Keeping Ahead Of Fashion; The latest hat fashions from the United States of America.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 42 - A Hair Novelty; Great story shows a woman getting a new permanent wave with wireless 'heaters'.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 43 - Health And Beauty; Young girls of the Cape Town Sunshine Club do exercises on Clifton Beach.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 44 - Going Ahead; Great footage of the latest styles of hats for spring from France.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 45 - Heads We Go!; Great shots of the latest millinery fashions - veiled pillbox hats seem to be the 'in' thing.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 46 - Silhouettes; Great silhouette shots of women show off the latest hairdos from America.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 47 - Back To The Good Old Stays; Good footage of Victorian clothes, corsets and underwear with jokey commentary.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 48 - The Girl Of The New Brigade; Skating couple Fraulein Papetz and Herr Zwack perform on an outdoor ice-rink in Vienna.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 49 - Sailors And Straws; The latest in hats for spring - great 30s styles.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 50 - Sea Air And See 'her'!; The latest hats and outfits for the beach, made from pinewood pulp, seen in America.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 51 - Whirly, Curly, Girls; Four hairstyles seen (separately) on the same dark-haired girl.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 52 - Going Spanish; Good footage of the latest Spanish-influenced fashions from America.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 52 - All Aboard For Sunshine; Glamour girls in swimsuits inflate a tent and model crushable cotton sun hats in the studio.

: Feminine Pictorialities No. 53 - La Mode; The latest cloaks and accessories featuring feathers and flowers are modelled.

: 1935 Fashions Go Ahead Feminine Pictorialities; Fabulous array of new hats influenced by Victorian and Edwardian styles.

: Feminine Pictorialities - Shoes; Gorgeous shoes for daytime, beach, cocktails and dancing.

: Bathing Fashions AKA Feminine Pictorialities - Bathing Modes; Great swimsuit and beachwear fashions from Paris.

: Feminine Pictorialities - Hats; Sketches of designer hats from Paris are sent by radio to milliners in America.

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