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Fashions A La Parisienne (1920-1929)

Fashion item - ornate cloaks, sumptuous gowns and sparkly dresses and...

Parisian Capes And Shapes (1920-1929)

Fashion item - beautiful frocks are modelled including one trimmed...

Three Minutes In Japan (1921)

Japanese scenes focusing on the making of parasols, artificial flowers...

Running The Gauntlet (1921)

Instructions are given for making leather gloves at home.

Just Buttons AKA Button Factory (1929)

Nice footage of women and young girls working in a button...

Pewter Work (1930)

Woman demonstrates how to make embossed pewter objects.

"Shoe's Who" Check - May Be Duplicate Title (1931)

Sexy shots of women's legs as they model the...

The Parade Is On! (1932)

Latest fashions are modelled at the Cafe de Paris using unusual revolving...

Just - Hats - Up To The Minute (1932)

Hats and bridal wear fashions are modelled.

Feminine Pictorialities No. 2 - Wired Jewellery (1934)

A woman makes wired jewellery using...

Butterfly Decorations Issue Title Going Gay (1938)

Entomologist Hugh Newman makes ornaments from...

Hats Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

A look at ladies' hats being made in factory in Luton....

Umbrella Making Issue Title Is One Moment Please (1940)

Umbrellas being hand made in a factory.

Glamour With Flowers (1945)

Stylish arrangements of flowers replace jewellery in hair and on clothes.

Pipe Dream (1945)

Short film showing how the pipes are made.

Fashion Feature (1947)

Ladies use flowers instead of jewellery as accessories to their clothes.

Fish Leather (1949)

Fish skins are turned into a material used to make belts, shoes and bags. Mitcham,...

Riche Hair Styles (1951)

Cut hair is cleaned, woven and made into a flower shape to be used as a hair...

Snakeskin Bags (1951)

Good footage of snakeskin bags being made at factory in London.

Umbrella Making (1952)

Footage of the Umbrella making in London.

Hand Painted Nylons (1952)

Women painting nylon stockings whilst models show them off in shop in Oxford...

Feather Flowers (1952)

Mrs Barnett and her workers make flowers out of feathers. Uxbridge.

Wool Scarves (1953)

Professor Haas-Heye weaves a scarf by hand then puts it on a pretty girl.

Private Bar (1953)

Jack Brafman runs a private bar with unusual ornaments at his home in Streatham,...

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

Yemenite Embroidery Also In Cp 029 (1955)

Traditional embroidery techniques are shown - ornate silver...

Jewelled Stockings (1955)

Fabulous footage of bejewelled stockings being made and modelled.

Feather Hats (1955)

Processes involved in the intricate technique of making feather covered hats.

Greeting Cards Record A AKA Greetings Cards Record A (1955)

Crazy film featuring glamour girls...

Hairstyles (1956)

Amazing hairdos by René of Mayfair, featuring the 'Trump Line' of 'dos' inspired by...

Foreign Compacts (1956)

Souvenir powder compacts made for export abroad in a factory in East London.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 311 - Tough Stockings (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "TOUGH...

Tough Stockings (1960)

Lovely film about the making of super-strong but sheer nylon stockings at a...

New Jewellery AKA Remaking Old Jewellery (1961)

A designer creates new jewellery by breaking up old...

Ostrich Farm (1962)

An exotic trip to an ostrich farm in South Africa.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 385 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Model Cars And Ostrich Farm Record... (1962)

Out...