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DRESSES FROM SCARVES

Dresses From Scarves (1952)

A young woman models dresses made entirely form scarves. London.

A CAMISOLE NOTE

A Camisole Note (1921)

A pretty bra is made from some handkerchiefs.

WOVEN ROCK

Woven Rock (1939)

Footage of fire proof suits being manufactured.

HANDBAGS BEING MADE

Handbags Being Made (1924)

Processes involved in making dainty handbags are demonstrated.

MADEIRA SEWING

Madeira Sewing (1952)

Footage of women of all ages sewing in Madeira.

A DAINTY HANDBAG

A Dainty Handbag (1927)

Demonstration showing how to make a cute handbag from crepe paper.

A WHILE YOU WAIT FROCK

A While You Wait Frock (1923)

A woman is dressed in lighting time by M. Alphonse Berg who pins a piece...

 

 

ODDS AND ENDS

Odds And Ends (1924)

Early recycling - a mother makes a child's dress from a small section of gingham.

FASHION COMES TO PARIS!

Fashion Comes To Paris! (1938)

Fabulous item takes us inside the Paris fashion house of designer Jean...

FIGURES WHILE YOU WAIT

Figures While You Wait (1939)

Acrobatic dancer Rosemary Andree has a dressmaking dummy made to match...

PERFORATED PATTERNS

Perforated Patterns (1939)

Traditional scarves are made in the Austrian Tyrol.

EVE'S DAY AT SCHOOL

Eve's Day At School (1924)

Nice item about schoolgirls who are learning dressmaking and hairdressing.

CARNIVAL COSTUMES IN PAPER

Carnival Costumes In Paper (1933)

Cute film showing lovely fancy dress costumes made from crepe paper.

DRESSMAKING MODELS

Dressmaking Models (1948)

Beatrice O'Connor makes a dressmaking dummy from Veronica Barry's figure.

SASH DRESS

Sash Dress (1950)

Actress Enid Smeedon shows the versatility of a sash as an accessory to an evening gown....

KILT MAKING

Kilt Making (1952)

Kilt being made at factory in Glasgow, Scotland.

X-RAYS FOR ALL

X-Rays For All (1944)

Girls at a clothing factory are given free medical check ups and x-rays.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 341 - reel 2 of 2 - CABARET GIRLS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 341 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Cabaret Girls (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for...

ISA MIRANDA aka LAMP ARTIST

Isa Miranda AKA Lamp Artist (1962)

Multitalented actress Isa Miranda shows us some of her hobbies such...

OLD MAIDS DAY - version 1

Old Maids Day - Version 1 (1930)

Dressmakers from Parisian fashion houses run around the city streets...

OLD MAIDS DAY - version 2

Old Maids Day - Version 2 (1930)

Dressmakers from Parisian fashion houses run around the city streets...

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1921)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

LIGHTNING FASHIONS

Lightning Fashions (1922)

A dress is created in 90 seconds - fabric is draped around a woman then pinned...

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1922)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

BREVITIES

Brevities (1929)

Woman seductively models the latest in underwear.

SEWING A BOAT

Sewing A Boat (1933)

A small boat is made by gluing then stitching pieces of wood together.

DESIGNING LADIES

Designing Ladies (1933)

Great footage of girls learning how to become fashion designers at a school.

DRESSMAKING issue title is ABBEY DAYS

Dressmaking Issue Title Is Abbey Days (1937)

Fashion expert, Rosemary Clifford, gives step-by-step...

KIDS CLOTHES aka CHILD MANNEQUINS TRY CLOTHES FOR BOMBED BRITISH CHILDREN issue...

Kids Clothes AKA Child Mannequins Try Clothes For Bombed British Children Issue... (1941)

Women...

EVENING AND DAY FROCK issue title is HI-DE-HI

Evening And Day Frock Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

Item showing women how to recycle evening...

FUR COATS aka FUR COAT REMODELLING issue title - TESTING TIME!

Fur Coats AKA Fur Coat Remodelling Issue Title - Testing Time! (1944)

Mr Grubert remodels old...

SOMETHING BORROWED

Something Borrowed (1945)

A Wren borrows a frock from British War Relief wedding dress loan service

INEXPENSIVE DRESS

Inexpensive Dress (1945)

Designer Olive O'Neill at work on simple but elegant tweed dress.

ZIP FASTENERS

Zip Fasteners (1950)

A look at how zip fasteners are made in the Kynoch Works at Witton, Birmingham.

BOY DRESS DESIGNER

Boy Dress Designer (1950)

11-year-old Leslie Gordon sketches fashionable clothes, cuts out fabric and...

FUR COAT

Fur Coat (1953)

A mink coat is made by furriers at Leon Duval's Grosvenor Street workrooms.

PATERSON WALK

Paterson Walk (1954)

Fashion model is shown how to walk correctly (and strangely) by designer Ronald...

NEW BATHING SUITS

New Bathing Suits (1950)

Windmill girls model swimsuits designed by ex-aircraft engineer Major du Cros.

ENSA WARDROBE aka RIGHT DRESS!

Ensa Wardrobe AKA Right Dress! (1945)

ENSA entertainers are fitted out for their costumes backstage at...

TWINFORM

Twinform (1958)

Mrs. Westell shows us how to make our own personalised tailor's dummy from brown sticky...

SEWING MACHINES - OLD AND NEW

Sewing Machines - Old And New (1960)

A look at sewing machines and what they can do from Victorian...

THE HEALTH SEEKERS

The Health Seekers (1929)

Nice film showing children having lessons in the open air - some have sewing...

EVE'S HANDICRAFTS - THE HOME WEAVERS

Eve's Handicrafts - The Home Weavers (1932)

Cottage industry - group of women and young girls dye,...

KILT MAKING issue title is HANDS WANTED

Kilt Making Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Scottish kilts being made in traditional way, to be...

OVER 100 YEARS

Over 100 Years (1945)

Trimmings made for military uniforms at Toye and Co. London.

DON PHILIPPE AND PARTNER

Don Philippe And Partner (1940)

Don Philippe drapes fabric on a lady to create new dresses in lightning...

CABARET GIRLS

Cabaret Girls (1961)

Cabaret girls dance then relax at a country house while their costumes are fitted.

LACE MAKING

Lace Making (1940-1949)

Educational film showing various processes involved in making lace by machine.

NEW SCHOOL

New School (1959)

Marvels of 50's comprehensive education - boys are operating machines while girls cook...

CARNIVAL STORY aka TRINIDAD CARNIVAL

Carnival Story AKA Trinidad Carnival (1957)

Two air hostesses enjoy the music and dancing of the...